Baobab Investment Managers Ltd

Reference number: 555367

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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 baobabglobalfund.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7993 2328 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG14 7AB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Cherubim Ventures (UK) Limited 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.

  • 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
07456530
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 December 2010 (15 years old)
Registered office
Leytonstone House, Leytonstone, London, E11 1GA, England
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Barry John O'Connell Director Feb 1977 1 Dec 2010 None
Martin Peter Van Blerk Director Mar 1970 1 Dec 2010 None
Philip David Evans Director Jul 1981 17 Apr 2023 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£759k

+17% from £648k

Profit before tax

£169k

−42% from £289k

Net assets

£625k

−4.6% from £656k

Cash at bank

£494k

−25% from £659k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 07456530. 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

Baobab Investment Managers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (16)

2024

21 March 2024

  • Baobab Investment Managers Holdings Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Elaine Van Blerk stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

19 March 2024

  • Elaine Van Blerk became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2020

9 June 2020

  • FCA imposed a requirement (CPMI Requirement)

FCA register

2018

8 February 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Cherubim Ventures (UK) Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Martin Peter Van Blerk became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

4 April 2012

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

FCA register

2010

1 December 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Baobab Investment Managers Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Baobab Investment Managers Ltd (FRN 555367) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2012 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Baobab Investment Managers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7993 2328 and the website baobabglobalfund.com for Baobab Investment Managers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Baobab Investment Managers a scam or clone?
Baobab Investment Managers 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 Baobab Investment Managers?
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 Baobab Investment Managers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Baobab Investment Managers?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Baobab Investment Managers: Baobab Investment Managers Holdings Limited (25–50% of shares) and Mr Martin Peter Van Blerk (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Elaine Van Blerk.
Who runs Baobab Investment Managers?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Baobab Investment Managers: Barry John O'Connell, Martin Peter Van Blerk and Philip David Evans.
How long has Baobab Investment Managers been in business?
The company was formed on 1 December 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2012.
What do Baobab Investment Managers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £759k (+17% from £648k) and profit before tax of £169k (−42% from £289k).
Does Baobab Investment Managers use any other names?
It has previously used the name Cherubim Ventures (UK) Limited.

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