Active Partners Investments LLP

Reference number: 424755

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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 active.partners first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7930 1120 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1D 3HB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Active Private Equity Advisory LLP Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • 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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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • 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

  • 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.
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
OC308319
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
15 June 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor, Heathmans House, 19 Heathmans Road, London, SW6 4TJ, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gavyn Davies LLP designated member Nov 1950 15 Jun 2004 26 other companies
Spencer John Banks Skinner LLP designated member Jul 1966 15 Jun 2004 25 other companies
Nicholas David Evans LLP designated member Mar 1967 3 Feb 2009 19 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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
53
closed down
18
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 53 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 14 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£3.42m

−8.7% from £3.74m

Net assets

£1.96m

−8.6% from £2.15m

Cash at bank

£537k

−36% from £840k

Employees (average)

11

−8.3% from 12

The accounts for the year to 30 June 2025 do not tag profit before tax in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £823k, for the year to 30 June 2024.

Turnover

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 OC308319. 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

Active Partners Investments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (17)

2018

18 October 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Active Private Equity Advisory LLP"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gavyn Davies gained 25–50% of the votes
  • Nicholas David Evans gained 25–50% of the votes
  • Spencer John Banks Skinner gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2014

21 May 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

26 March 2012

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2005

13 May 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

13 April 2005

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2004

15 June 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Active Partners Investments

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 53 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Active Partners Investments LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Active Partners Investments LLP (FRN 424755) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2005 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Active Partners Investments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7930 1120 and the website active.partners for Active Partners Investments. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Active Partners Investments a scam or clone?
Active Partners Investments 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 Active Partners Investments?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Active Partners Investments to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Active Partners Investments?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Active Partners Investments: Mr Gavyn Davies (25–50% of votes), Mr Nicholas David Evans (25–50% of votes) and Mr Spencer John Banks Skinner (25–50% of votes).
Who runs Active Partners Investments?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Active Partners Investments: Gavyn Davies, Spencer John Banks Skinner and Nicholas David Evans.
How long has Active Partners Investments been in business?
The company was formed on 15 June 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2005.
What do Active Partners Investments’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show turnover of £3.42m (−8.7% from £3.74m) and net assets of £1.96m (−8.6% from £2.15m).
Does Active Partners Investments use any other names?
It has previously used the name Active Private Equity Advisory LLP.

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