Authorised, but in an insolvency process
This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.
- No FCA actions
- Company: in liquidation
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House
What the FCA says
ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process
This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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No phone number on the FCA register
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Address
c/o The Official Receiver Or London, 16th Floor 1 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London, E20 1HZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 1 background check
- Who else gives the postcode E20 1HZ
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Merchant Equity Partners LLP Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- In an insolvency processMoney the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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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
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Limits on the record
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Venture Capital Business Only
The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than Venture Capital 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.
Concerns on the company record
- Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
- This company has insolvency history on record.
- Company number
- OC318670 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Liquidation
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 27 March 2006 (20 years old)
- Registered office
- 51 Hyde Park Gate, London, SW7 5DZ, England
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Daniel Jackson | LLP designated member | Dec 1964 | 27 Mar 2006 | 10 other companies |
| OPCAPITA (UK) LIMITED | Corporate LLP designated member | Not published | 20 Dec 2011 | 1 other company |
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
- 10
- closed down
- 5
- went insolvent
- 2
In the full report: all 10 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 1 company these 2 directors run together
- All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
OpCapita’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Henry Daniel Jackson gained significant control
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
27 April 2012
- Changed its registered name from "Merchant Equity Partners LLP"
FCA register
2007
5 February 2007
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2006
27 March 2006
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 11 events
- All 11 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 1
Firms connected to OpCapita
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with OpCapita. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like OpCapita
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In London
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 1 background check on its contact details
- All 11 events in its history
- 4 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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk