AP Ventures LLP

Reference number: 844802

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When apventures.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3963 9222 is
  • Whether EC2V 7BG is a shared office: 22 other firms give it
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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
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Investment advice
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Management of portfolios of investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments
  • Reception and transmission of orders in relation to financial instruments
  • Safekeeping and administration in relation to shares or units of collective investment undertakings

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.

  • CPMI Requirement
    The firm is only permitted to carry on the activities specified in FUND 1.4.3R (1) to (6) or any successor provision

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
OC414076
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
6 October 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kevin Arthur Eggers LLP designated member May 1981 13 Apr 2018 3 other companies
Andrew Robert Hinkly LLP designated member Nov 1964 13 Apr 2018 14 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
16
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

AP Ventures’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (13) All events (16)

2019

1 November 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

31 July 2019

  • Kevin Arthur Eggers stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2018

13 April 2018

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Andrew Robert Hinkly took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Anglo Platinum Marketing Limited gave up control
  • Anglo Platinum Ventures Holdings Limited no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
  • Kevin Arthur Eggers became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 October 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Anglo Platinum Marketing Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Anglo Platinum Ventures Holdings Limited gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is AP Ventures LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, AP Ventures LLP (FRN 844802) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2019 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is AP Ventures’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3963 9222 and the website apventures.com for AP Ventures. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is AP Ventures a scam or clone?
AP Ventures 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 AP Ventures?
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 AP Ventures to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns AP Ventures?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of AP Ventures: Andrew Robert Hinkly (75–100% of votes). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Kevin Arthur Eggers, Anglo Platinum Marketing Limited and Anglo Platinum Ventures Holdings Limited.
Who runs AP Ventures?
Companies House lists 2 directors of AP Ventures: Kevin Arthur Eggers and Andrew Robert Hinkly.
How long has AP Ventures been in business?
The company was formed on 6 October 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2019.

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