Growth Capital Ventures Limited

Reference number: 623142

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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 growthcapitalventures.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 102 5525 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DL5 6ZE
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Other names (3)

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

  • GCV Invest Trading name
  • Quva Trading name
  • GrowthFunders Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments 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
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in 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.

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
08155332
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 July 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Information technology consultancy activities (SIC 62020)
  • Data processing, hosting and related activities (SIC 63110)
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Craig Alistair Peterson Director Jul 1969 24 Jul 2012 17 other companies
Norman Peterson Director Mar 1956 24 Jul 2012 36 other companies
William Alexander Kennedy Director Nov 1969 1 Dec 2016 78 other companies
Norman Peterson Secretary Not published 24 Jul 2012 –

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
115
closed down
32
went insolvent
3

In the full report: all 115 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 3 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • The 16 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.53m

+5.4% from £2.40m

Cash at bank

£54.1k

+35% from £40.0k

Employees (average)

22

Same as 22

Owed within a year

£300k

+4.4% from £287k

No turnover or profit for the year to 30 November 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £575k turnover and −£102k profit, for the year to 30 November 2021.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 08155332. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (17)

2022

1 March 2022

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Craig Alistair Peterson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Norman Peterson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

1 May 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2012

24 July 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Growth Capital Ventures

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

past links
4

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 4 past links through former directors
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  • 115 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Growth Capital Ventures Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Growth Capital Ventures Limited (FRN 623142) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2015. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Growth Capital Ventures’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 102 5525 and the website growthcapitalventures.co.uk for Growth Capital Ventures. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Growth Capital Ventures a scam or clone?
Growth Capital 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 Growth Capital Ventures?
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 Growth Capital Ventures to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Growth Capital Ventures?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Growth Capital Ventures: Mr Norman Peterson (25–50% of shares) and Mr Craig Alistair Peterson (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Growth Capital Ventures?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Growth Capital Ventures: Craig Alistair Peterson, Norman Peterson and William Alexander Kennedy.
How long has Growth Capital Ventures been in business?
The company was formed on 24 July 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2015.
What do Growth Capital Ventures’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £2.53m (+5.4% from £2.40m) and cash at bank of £54.1k (+35% from £40.0k).
Does Growth Capital Ventures use any other names?
It trades as GCV Invest and Quva. It has previously used the name GrowthFunders.

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