Encore Ventures LLP

Reference number: 510101

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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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  • When moltenventures.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7931 8800 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode WC2E 9BT
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Other names (3)

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

  • Molten Trading name
  • Molten Ventures Trading name
  • Draper Esprit Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF

Limits on what they may do

  • Client money
    The firm will control, but not hold, client money.
  • Venture Capital Business Only
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than Venture Capital business.
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 number
OC347590
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
31 July 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
C/O Molten Ventures Plc, 20 Garrick Street, London, WC2E 9BT, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
ESPRIT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP Corporate LLP designated member Not published 31 Jul 2009 2 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
2
still active
1
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (12) All events (32)

2020

10 March 2020

  • David Scott Cummings no longer has significant control
  • John Richard Marsh no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Scott Cummings gained significant control
  • Esprit Capital Partners LLP took control (75–100% of votes)
  • John Richard Marsh gained significant control

Companies House

2014

6 August 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register · Companies House

2010

9 March 2010

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2009

16 December 2009

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

31 July 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Encore Ventures

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

connected firms
3
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 32 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Encore Ventures LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Encore Ventures LLP (FRN 510101) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2010 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Encore Ventures’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7931 8800 and the website moltenventures.com for Encore Ventures. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Encore Ventures a scam or clone?
Encore 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 Encore Ventures?
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 Encore Ventures to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Encore Ventures?
Encore Ventures is owned by Esprit Capital Partners LLP, which holds 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr John Richard Marsh and Mr David Scott Cummings.
Who runs Encore Ventures?
Companies House lists one director of Encore Ventures: Esprit Capital Partners LLP.
How long has Encore Ventures been in business?
The company was formed on 31 July 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2010.
Does Encore Ventures use any other names?
It trades as Molten and Molten Ventures. It has previously used the name Draper Esprit.

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