Headquarters: United Kingdom — Property investment / loan notes / asset management

79th Group

Also known as: The 79th Group, Seventy Ninth Group

UK-based group of property and investment businesses.

79th Group marketed fixed-return loan notes and became the subject of a suspected investment-fraud investigation in 2024–2025. Several group companies entered administration in 2025. A 9 November 2026 Times investigation questioned the lack of a public FCA warning; no criminal conviction of the group is established in the reviewed sources.

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Profile No. 6144 · Updated on 9 November 2026

2Documented controversies

3Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

February 2025–November 2026

Police investigation into alleged investment fraud

Investigation

On 28 February 2025 City of London Police announced a suspected investment-fraud investigation involving fixed-return loan notes marketed by 79th Group. Four people had been arrested and released on bail. The investigation remained open according to FCA and 9 November 2026 reporting, with no formal charges confirmed in these sources.

State of the evidence: Primary police and FCA statements supplemented by The Times.
Legal status — source text: UK criminal investigation open, without confirmed formal charges in the reviewed sources.
Attribution: Fundraising and alleged misuse of investors’ money under fraud investigation.

Sources · 2

[1]
Financial Conduct AuthorityInformation on 79th Group - February 202618 February 2026Official documentHigh reliability
[2]
The TimesFCA did not warn investors over 'scam' company9 November 2026Investigative journalismHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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April 2025–June 2026

Administration proceedings involving group companies

Civil / administrative proceedings

Several group companies entered administration in April 2025. A UK parliamentary answer confirms these proceedings, and Companies House lists administrators’ progress reports in 2026.

State of the evidence: Official parliamentary answer and Companies House filings.
Legal status — source text: Corporate insolvency proceedings, separate from any individual criminal liability.
Attribution: Group-company insolvency and creditor claims.

Sources · 1

[1]
UK Companies HouseTHE 79TH GRP CLIENT LTD filing history2 June 2026Official documentHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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Controversia profile, updated 9 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/79th-group