Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager Limited

Reference number: 918898

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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 cic.vc first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01223 856593 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CB1 2JD
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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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  • Managing an unauthorised AIF

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.
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 May 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
22 Station Road, Cambridge, CB1 2JD, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Timothy Sprawson Director Sep 1970 17 May 2019 18 other companies
Andrew James Williamson Director Nov 1971 17 May 2019 19 other companies
Nicholas Bryn Richards Director Dec 1971 31 Oct 2025 8 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
28
closed down
10
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 28 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 10 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

15 January 2021

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)

FCA register

2020

14 August 2020

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

FCA register

2019

17 May 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Cambridge Innovation Capital Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In Cambridge

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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 12 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager Limited (FRN 918898) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2020 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01223 856593 and the website cic.vc for Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager a scam or clone?
Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager 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 Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager?
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 Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager?
Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager is owned by Cambridge Innovation Capital Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 17 May 2019.
Who runs Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager: Robert Timothy Sprawson, Andrew James Williamson and Nicholas Bryn Richards.
How long has Cambridge Innovation Capital Manager been in business?
The company was formed on 17 May 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2020.

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