Kan Ventures Ltd

Reference number: 1052828

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Corrigan Accountants Ltd, 25 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4PB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode BS1 4PB
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated 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 number
08901416
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 February 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
1st Floor 25 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4PB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74909)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Alexander Hoare Director Jan 1950 21 Feb 2014 35 other companies
Alexander John Shorter Hoare Director Jun 1984 17 Oct 2016 11 other companies
Katherine Oliva Cowley Director Jun 1979 7 Jan 2019 None
Nicholas David Shorter Hoare Director Jul 1981 7 Jan 2019 10 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
55
closed down
15
went insolvent
6

In the full report: all 55 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 6 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.87m

+39% from £2.07m

Cash at bank

£3.57m

−20% from £4.48m

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08901416. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (14)

2026

27 April 2026

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2021

17 February 2021

  • David Alexander Hoare no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alexander John Shorter Hoare became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • David Alexander Hoare gained significant control
  • Katherine Oliva Cowley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Nicholas David Shorter Hoare became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

19 February 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Kan Ventures

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past links
3

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
  • 3 past links through former directors
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  • 55 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kan Ventures Ltd FCA authorised?
Kan Ventures Ltd (FRN 1052828) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
Is Kan Ventures a scam or clone?
Kan Ventures is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with Kan Ventures?
Money you hand to Kan Ventures is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns Kan Ventures?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Kan Ventures: Mrs Katherine Oliva Cowley (25–50% of shares), Mr Alexander John Shorter Hoare (25–50% of shares) and Mr Nicholas David Shorter Hoare (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr David Alexander Hoare.
Who runs Kan Ventures?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Kan Ventures: David Alexander Hoare, Alexander John Shorter Hoare, Katherine Oliva Cowley and Nicholas David Shorter Hoare.
How long has Kan Ventures been in business?
The company was formed on 19 February 2014.
What do Kan Ventures’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £2.87m (+39% from £2.07m) and cash at bank of £3.57m (−20% from £4.48m).

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