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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Website
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Phone number
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Address
38 Wigmore Street, Fourth Floor Offices, Suite 2, London, W1U 2RU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When mvm.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7557 7500 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1U 2RU
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- MVM Life Science Partners LLP Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- MVM LLP Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing an unauthorised AIF
- Managing investments
Limits on what they may do
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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
- OC311719 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 21 February 2005 (21 years old)
- Registered office
- 38 Wigmore Street, Fourth Floor Offices, Suite 2, London, W1U 2RU, England
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Thomas Theodore Casdagli | LLP designated member | Jul 1976 | 21 Feb 2005 | 10 other companies |
| Stephen Thomas Reeders (Dr) | LLP designated member | May 1953 | 10 Aug 2005 | 18 other companies |
| Hugo Roy Francis Harrod | LLP member | Aug 1979 | 1 Jun 2006 | 2 other companies |
| Neil James Akhurst | LLP member | Aug 1982 | 4 Feb 2008 | 12 other companies |
| Eric Bednarski (Dr) | LLP designated member | Jun 1971 | 10 Mar 2008 | None |
| Kevin Xu Cheng | LLP member | Aug 1988 | 17 Nov 2016 | None |
| Kyle Edward Dempsey (Dr) | LLP member | Oct 1988 | 7 Sep 2018 | None |
| Jack Yuuki Tanaka | LLP member | Aug 1985 | 17 Nov 2020 | None |
| Ana Isabella Mihov | LLP member | Apr 1994 | 1 Apr 2024 | None |
Other companies run by these 9 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
- 28
- closed down
- 15
- run together
- 10
In the full report: all 28 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 10 companies these 9 directors run together
- All 20 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
MVM Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
1 April 2022
- Eric Bednarski gained significant control
- Stephen Thomas Reeders stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2017
30 June 2017
- Changed its registered name from "MVM Life Science Partners LLP"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Stephen Thomas Reeders became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2014
11 July 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
2005
22 December 2005
- FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
21 December 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
21 February 2005
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 47 events
- All 47 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 31
Firms connected to MVM Partners
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with MVM Partners. 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
Firms like MVM Partners
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- 28 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 47 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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