Cocoa Advisor LLP
Reference number: 1011968
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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.
Responsible principal firm
The Fund Incubator Limited Reference number: 208716 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.
- Cocoa Advisor LLP (FRN 1011968) is an AR of The Fund Incubator Limited (FRN 208716). When you use Cocoa Advisor's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Cocoa Advisor, 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
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Cocoa Advisors, Connect House, 133-137 Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7JY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When cocoa.vc first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07988 224410 is
- Who else gives the postcode SW19 7JY
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through The Fund Incubator 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, freeYou 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 number
- OC450336 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 16 December 2023 (2 years old)
- Registered office
- Wsm, Connect House 133-137 Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 7JY, United Kingdom
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Alfonso Rico | LLP designated member | Apr 1987 | 16 Dec 2023 | 3 other companies |
| Luis Alexis Villanova Rattazzi Ferran | LLP designated member | Aug 1986 | 16 Dec 2023 | 1 other company |
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
- 3
- closed down
- 1
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 3 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 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Cocoa Advisor’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
28 March 2024
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
22 March 2024
- Carmen Alfonso Rico took control (75–100% of shares)
- Cocoa I Advisor Limited gave up control
Companies House
2023
16 December 2023
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Cocoa I Advisor Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Carmen Alfonso rico appointed as a director
- Luis Alexis Villanova rattazzi ferran appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk