Blue Ocean Investment Partners Limited

Reference number: 800108

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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 blueoip.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07500 100055 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SE17 3BA
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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.
  • 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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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • 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.

  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 December 2017 (8 years old)
Registered office
Flat 1002 9 Steedman Street, London, SE17 3BA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Fund management activities (SIC 66300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Edward Holmes Director Oct 1969 12 Dec 2017 7 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
7
still active
7

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2020Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£221k

+358% from £48.3k

Cash at bank

£53.8k

+17% from £46.0k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£28.2k

Up £28.2k from £0

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11107541. 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

Blue Ocean Investment Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

8 May 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))
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2017

12 December 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Robert Edward Holmes took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms like Blue Ocean Investment Partners

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Blue Ocean Investment Partners Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Blue Ocean Investment Partners Limited (FRN 800108) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2018 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Blue Ocean Investment Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07500 100055 and the website blueoip.com for Blue Ocean Investment Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Blue Ocean Investment Partners a scam or clone?
Blue Ocean Investment 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 Blue Ocean Investment Partners?
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 Blue Ocean Investment Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Blue Ocean Investment Partners?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Blue Ocean Investment Partners: Mr Robert Edward Holmes (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Blue Ocean Investment Partners?
Companies House lists one director of Blue Ocean Investment Partners: Robert Edward Holmes.
How long has Blue Ocean Investment Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 12 December 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.
What do Blue Ocean Investment Partners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2020, show net assets of £221k (+358% from £48.3k) and cash at bank of £53.8k (+17% from £46.0k).

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