Love Ventures VC Limited

Reference number: 1001875

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When loveventures.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07859 897905 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1D 2LG
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Other names (1)

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

  • Love Ventures Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
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  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF

Limits on what they may do

  • Venture Capital Business Only
    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.
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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 August 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
South Building Upper Farm, Wootton St. Lawrence, Basingstoke, RG23 8PE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of venture and development capital companies (SIC 64303)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Adrian Orlando Toby John Love Director Oct 1986 31 Aug 2020 9 other companies
Marcus Jeremy Rupert Love Director Apr 1974 31 Aug 2020 5 other companies

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
12
closed down
1
run together
2

In the full report: all 12 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 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£122k

−22% from £157k

Cash at bank

£223k

−58% from £530k

Employees (average)

6

Same as 6

Owed within a year

£228k

−46% from £425k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 12829912. 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

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

2024

24 July 2024

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2021

31 March 2021

  • James William Ballentyne Pringle stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2020

21 August 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Adrian Orlando Toby John Love became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • James William Ballentyne Pringle became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Marcus Jeremy Rupert Love became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Love Ventures VC

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

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
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Firms like Love Ventures VC

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In London

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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Love Ventures VC Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Love Ventures VC Limited (FRN 1001875) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2024 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Love Ventures VC’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07859 897905 and the website loveventures.co.uk for Love Ventures VC. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Love Ventures VC a scam or clone?
Love Ventures VC 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 Love Ventures VC?
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 Love Ventures VC to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Love Ventures VC?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Love Ventures VC: Mr Adrian Orlando Toby John Love (25–50% of shares) and Mr Marcus Jeremy Rupert Love (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr James William Ballentyne Pringle.
Who runs Love Ventures VC?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Love Ventures VC: Adrian Orlando Toby John Love and Marcus Jeremy Rupert Love.
How long has Love Ventures VC been in business?
The company was formed on 21 August 2020, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2024.
What do Love Ventures VC’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £122k (−22% from £157k) and cash at bank of £223k (−58% from £530k).
Does Love Ventures VC use any other names?
It trades as Love Ventures.

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