Future Planet Capital (Ventures) Limited
Reference number: 148549
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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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Phone number
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Address
C/O Dwf Company Secretarial Services Limited, 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When futureplanetcapital.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 3131 0105 is
- Who else gives the postcode M3 3AA
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Midven Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Midven Advisory Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- East Midlands Venture Fund Managers Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Midlands Venture Fund Managers Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Midven Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA 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 applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing an unauthorised AIF
Limits on what they may do
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Investment business limited to venture capital
The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than venture capital business
- 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.
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Corporate finance business only.
The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance 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
- 02500898 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 10 May 1990 (36 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Dwf Company Secretarial Services Limited 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AA, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Surjit Singh Kooner | Director | Aug 1975 | 14 Apr 2016 | 12 other companies |
| Raymond Douglas Hansen-Luke | Director | Apr 1970 | 17 May 2021 | 24 other companies |
| David Paul Knox | Director | Jun 1965 | 31 Dec 2021 | 33 other companies |
| Rebecca Louise Starkings | Director | May 1978 | 2 Aug 2023 | 1 other company |
| Darren Heffernan | Director | Sep 1981 | 26 Oct 2023 | 2 other companies |
| Edward Myles Guest Phillips | Director | Sep 1994 | 26 Jan 2024 | 6 other companies |
| Alexander Marjan Leigh | Director | Aug 1985 | 14 Aug 2025 | 2 other companies |
Other companies run by these 7 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
- 45
- closed down
- 7
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 45 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 19 companies these 7 directors run together
- All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£3.08m
+21% from £2.54m
Cash at bank
£720k
−24% from £948k
Owed within a year
£1.26m
+58% from £797k
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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02500898. 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
Future Planet Capital (Ventures)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
3 September 2025
- Future Planet Capital Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Midven Holdings Ltd no longer has significant control
Companies House
2022
2 August 2022
- Changed its registered name from "Midven Limited"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Midven Holdings Ltd gained significant control
Companies House
2014
14 April 2014
- FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
FCA register
11 April 2014
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
FCA register
2013
15 August 2013
- FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)
FCA register
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
2 October 2012
- FCA imposed a requirement (Investment business limited to venture capital)
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2000
27 March 2000
- Changed its registered name from "Midlands Venture Fund Managers Ltd"
FCA register
1993
28 July 1993
- Changed its registered name from "East Midlands Venture Fund Managers Ltd"
FCA register
1990
10 May 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
1901
1 January 1901
- Regulated by the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation from this date
FCA register
In the full report: all 49 events
- All 49 events in its history (15 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 27
Firms connected to Future Planet Capital (Ventures)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Future Planet Capital (Ventures). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share a director
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Future Planet Capital (Ventures)
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
In Manchester
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- 45 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 49 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk