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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Phone number
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Address
Advent Life Sciences LLP, 27 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6ES, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When adventls.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7932 2100 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1T 6ES
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Advent Ventures Life Sciences LLP Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · Run or oversee funds FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- 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.
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Venture Capital Business Only
The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than Venture Capital business.
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
- OC347034 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 8 July 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- 27 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6ES, England
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Mohammed Shahzad Ahmed Malik (Dr) | LLP designated member | Mar 1967 | 8 Jul 2009 | 15 other companies |
| Rajesh Bhikhu Parekh (Dr) | LLP designated member | Jul 1960 | 8 Jul 2009 | 5 other companies |
| Leslie Ian Gabb | LLP member | Apr 1961 | 8 Jul 2009 | 34 other companies |
| Michael Hilary Chalfen | LLP member | Jun 1971 | 22 Nov 2010 | 26 other companies |
| Margaret Silverman | LLP member | Jun 1965 | 22 Nov 2010 | None |
| Saiyed Kaasim Mahmood (Dr) | LLP member | May 1976 | 22 Nov 2010 | 8 other companies |
| Peter Anthony Baines | LLP member | Sep 1962 | 22 Nov 2010 | 29 other companies |
| Frederic Paul Court | LLP member | Dec 1969 | 17 Jan 2011 | 20 other companies |
| Dale Pfost (Dr) | LLP member | Apr 1957 | 24 Jan 2011 | 1 other company |
| Donald Drakeman | LLP member | Oct 1953 | 24 Jan 2011 | None |
| Fiona Caroline Maclaughlin (Dr) | LLP member | Apr 1971 | 5 Mar 2012 | 3 other companies |
| Alain Jean-Luc Pierre Huriez | LLP member | Aug 1962 | 11 Jun 2012 | 1 other company |
| Andrew Wood | LLP member | Oct 1955 | 1 Jan 2013 | None |
| Ian James Nicholson | LLP member | Aug 1960 | 2 Jan 2013 | 10 other companies |
| Melanie Mcintosh | LLP member | Mar 1978 | 25 Mar 2013 | None |
| Samantha Curran | LLP member | Apr 1986 | 1 Jun 2013 | None |
| Rowena Patel | LLP member | May 1984 | 1 Jul 2013 | None |
| Jiggar Vyas | LLP member | Jan 1988 | 1 Oct 2013 | None |
| John Howard Rex (Dr) | LLP member | May 1957 | 2 Dec 2014 | 1 other company |
| Alan Walts (Dr) | LLP member | May 1959 | 2 Dec 2014 | None |
| Iyona Rajkomar (Dr) | LLP member | Oct 1982 | 7 Sep 2015 | 1 other company |
| Dominic Schmidt (Dr) | LLP member | Feb 1982 | 4 Apr 2022 | 7 other companies |
Other companies run by these 22 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
- 117
- closed down
- 43
- went insolvent
- 3
In the full report: all 117 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 22 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 3 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- The 35 companies these 22 directors run together
- All 29 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Advent Life Sciences’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
7 April 2016
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Mohammed Shahzad Ahmed Malik became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Rajesh Bhikhu Parekh became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
1 March 2012
- Changed its registered name from "Advent Ventures Life Sciences LLP"
FCA register
2011
17 January 2011
- FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register · Companies House
2010
16 December 2010
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2009
8 July 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 44 events
- All 44 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 32
Firms connected to Advent Life Sciences
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Advent Life Sciences. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
- past links
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Advent Life Sciences
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- 117 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 44 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk