Aether Capital Partners Limited: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Appointed for 1 year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2024
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

Responsible principal firm

Vedra Partners Limited Reference number: 745263 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
Aether Capital Partners Limited (FRN 1032664) is an AR of Vedra Partners Limited (FRN 745263). When you use Aether Capital Partners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Aether Capital Partners, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

aether-cp.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07827 939424
Address

21 Knightsbridge, London, Westminster, SW1X 7LY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When aether-cp.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07827 939424 is
Who else gives the postcode SW1X 7LY

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Vedra Partners Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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 name: AETHER CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD
Company number: 15698648 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 1 May 2024 (2 years old)
Registered office: 21 Knightsbridge 21 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LY, England
Nature of business: Activities of financial services holding companies (SIC 64205)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
James Richard Hughes	Director	Oct 1976	1 May 2024	5 other companies
Timothy Roniger	Director	May 1961	13 Jun 2024	None
Joachim Gottschalk	Director	Jan 1947	8 Oct 2024	None
Andrew Mccaffery	Director	Sep 1963	20 Dec 2024	22 other companies
Christopher Lawson Ford	Director	Nov 1968	14 May 2025	None

Other companies run by these 5 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: 27
closed down: 8
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 27 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
The 9 on the FCA register
All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

7 months to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£769k

+11% from £693k

Cash at bank

£772k

+24% from £622k

Owed within a year

£45.8k

+219% from £14.4k

Assets and liabilities

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 15698648. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (10)

2025

2 June 2025

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2024

1 May 2024

Incorporated at Companies House
James Richard Hughes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

All 10 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 7

Firms connected to Aether Capital Partners

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

past links: 9

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

9 past links through former directors

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aether Capital Partners Limited FCA authorised?

Aether Capital Partners Limited (FRN 1032664) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Aether Capital Partners?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Aether Capital Partners Limited (FRN 1032664) is an AR of Vedra Partners Limited (FRN 745263). When you use Aether Capital Partners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Aether Capital Partners, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Aether Capital Partners’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07827 939424 and the website aether-cp.com for Aether Capital Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Aether Capital Partners a scam or clone?

Aether Capital 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 Aether Capital Partners?

Protection works through Vedra Partners Limited, the principal firm responsible for Aether Capital Partners's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Aether Capital Partners?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Aether Capital Partners: Mr James Richard Hughes (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Aether Capital Partners?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Aether Capital Partners: James Richard Hughes, Timothy Roniger, Joachim Gottschalk, Andrew McCaffery and Christopher Lawson Ford.

How long has Aether Capital Partners been in business?

The company was formed on 1 May 2024.

What do Aether Capital Partners’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £769k (+11% from £693k) and cash at bank of £772k (+24% from £622k).