Ada Partners LLP: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 7 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2018
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

adaventures.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07767 622438
Address

Ada Partners LLP, United House, 9 Pembridge Road, London, Kensington and Chelsea, W11 3JY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When adaventures.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07767 622438 is
Who else gives the postcode W11 3JY

Other names (1)

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

Ada Ventures Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
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.
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
Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Managing an unauthorised AIF

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.

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: OC423404 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Limited liability partnership
Incorporated: 13 July 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office: United House, 9 Pembridge Road, London, W11 3JY, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Matthew Joel Penneycard	LLP designated member	Oct 1978	13 Jul 2018	19 other companies
Francesca Isabel Warner	LLP designated member	Oct 1989	13 Jul 2018	13 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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: 30
closed down: 11
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 30 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 companies these 2 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£66.1k

−42% from £114k

Cash at bank

£86.5k

−37% from £137k

Employees (average)

4

+33% from 3

Owed within a year

£91.0k

No earlier figure to compare

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company OC423404. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (12)

2018

28 November 2018

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 (Venture Capital Business Only)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

13 July 2018

Incorporated at Companies House
Francesca Isabel Warner became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Matthew Joel Penneycard became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

All 12 events in its history (8 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to Ada Partners

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

connected firms: 4
share its postcode: 4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Ada Partners

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

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30 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 12 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ada Partners LLP FCA authorised?

Yes, Ada Partners LLP (FRN 814738) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2018 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.

What is Ada Partners’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07767 622438 and the website adaventures.com for Ada Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Ada Partners a scam or clone?

Ada Partners 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 Ada Partners?

It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Ada Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Ada Partners?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Ada Partners: Ms Francesca Isabel Warner (25–50% of votes) and Mr Matthew Joel Penneycard (25–50% of votes).

Who runs Ada Partners?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Ada Partners: Matthew Joel Penneycard and Francesca Isabel Warner.

How long has Ada Partners been in business?

The company was formed on 13 July 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2018.

What do Ada Partners’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £66.1k (−42% from £114k) and cash at bank of £86.5k (−37% from £137k).

Does Ada Partners use any other names?

It trades as Ada Ventures.