Outsized Ventures Limited

Reference number: 927589

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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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Other names (2)

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

  • Luminous Ventures Trading name
  • Luminous Ventures Limited Former 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.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • 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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  • 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

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
11416023
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 June 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, England
Nature of business
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lomax Blois Ward Director Oct 1984 14 Jun 2018 8 other companies
Suleman Shah Director Feb 1982 1 Feb 2025 16 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
24
closed down
3
still active
21

In the full report: all 24 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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£104k

+2.2% from £102k

Cash at bank

£56.6k

+202% from £18.8k

Employees (average)

1

−67% from 3

Owed within a year

£63.3k

+4.3% from £60.7k

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11416023. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (14)

2024

3 May 2024

  • Isabel Fox stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2021

6 June 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Luminous Ventures Limited"

FCA register

20 January 2021

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

FCA register

2018

14 June 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Isabel Fox became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Lomax Blois Ward became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 24 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Outsized Ventures Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Outsized Ventures Limited (FRN 927589) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2021 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Outsized Ventures’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07946 229550 and the website outsized.vc for Outsized Ventures. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Outsized Ventures a scam or clone?
Outsized 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 Outsized 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 Outsized Ventures to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Outsized Ventures?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Outsized Ventures: Mr Lomax Blois Ward (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Isabel Fox.
Who runs Outsized Ventures?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Outsized Ventures: Lomax Blois Ward and Suleman Shah.
How long has Outsized Ventures been in business?
The company was formed on 14 June 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2021.
What do Outsized Ventures’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £104k (+2.2% from £102k) and cash at bank of £56.6k (+202% from £18.8k).
Does Outsized Ventures use any other names?
It trades as Luminous Ventures. It has previously used the name Luminous Ventures Limited.

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