3 W Equity Ltd

Reference number: 944664

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When traditum.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07939 151424 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS1 2PW
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Other names (4)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Traditum Trading name
  • Private Equity Former trading name
  • Traditum Advisors Former trading name
  • Traditum.co.uk Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Venture Capital Business Only
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than Venture Capital business.
  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.
  • Speculative Illiquid Security
    The firm must not undertake a regulated activity in relation to a speculative illiquid security (as such investments and terms are defined in the FCA handbook)
One supervisory condition set by the FCA

These are conditions the FCA places on the firm itself, covering things like capital it must hold and what it must report. They do not change what the firm may do for you.

  • Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold)
    The total value of assets under management by the firm must not exceed the relevant threshold as set out in Article 3(2) of AIFMD (as determined under Chapter II, section I of the AIFMD level 2 regulation). In the event that the relevant threshold is breached, the firm must submit an application for authorisation as a Full-scope UK AIFM to the FCA

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
11679239
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 November 2018 (7 years old)
Registered office
25a Park Square West, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2PW, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of venture and development capital companies (SIC 64303)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Christopher Mitchell Director Jul 1977 15 Nov 2018 28 other companies

Other companies run by its director

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
28
closed down
16
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 28 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£1.04m

−37% from £1.64m

Profit before tax

−£962k

Down £72.2k from −£890k

Net assets

£1.09m

−8.6% from £1.20m

Cash at bank

£353k

−33% from £524k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11679239. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

3 W Equity’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (14) All events (27)

2023

31 January 2023

  • Farfield Investments Ltd stopped being a part-owner
  • G Whitaker & Co Limited stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

1 March 2022

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Speculative Illiquid Security)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

21 January 2019

  • David Christopher Mitchell gave up control
  • Farfield Investments Ltd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • G Whitaker & Co Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Philip Andrew Woodrow became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

15 November 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • David Christopher Mitchell took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to 3 W Equity

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with 3 W Equity. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 27 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is 3 W Equity Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, 3 W Equity Ltd (FRN 944664) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2022 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 3 limits on what it may do.
What is 3 W Equity’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07939 151424 and the website traditum.co.uk for 3 W Equity. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is 3 W Equity a scam or clone?
3 W Equity is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with 3 W Equity?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about 3 W Equity to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns 3 W Equity?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of 3 W Equity: Mr Philip Andrew Woodrow (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Farfield Investments Ltd, G Whitaker & Co Limited and Mr David Christopher Mitchell.
Who runs 3 W Equity?
Companies House lists one director of 3 W Equity: David Christopher Mitchell.
How long has 3 W Equity been in business?
The company was formed on 15 November 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2022.
What do 3 W Equity’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £1.04m (−37% from £1.64m) and profit before tax of −£962k (down £72.2k from −£890k).
Does 3 W Equity use any other names?
It trades as Traditum. It has previously used 3 other names: Private Equity, Traditum Advisors and Traditum.co.uk.

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