Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Limited

Reference number: 564525

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Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When oxfordinnovationfinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01865 261480 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode OX1 4EH
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Other names (4)

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

  • OEI Oxford early Investments Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • OION Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Oxford Innovation Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • TVIN Thames Valley Investments Network Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments · 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.
  • 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.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Corporate finance or venture capital only
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business or 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
27 July 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
Oxford Centre For Innovation Blue Boar Court, 9 Alfred Street, Oxford, OX1 4EH, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David James Laurens Crichton-Miller Director Jan 1963 8 Jun 2015 14 other companies
Katharine Hannah Wright Director Aug 1978 1 Nov 2016 16 other companies
Jens Jørgen Tholstrup Director May 1955 9 Jan 2017 11 other companies
Richard Cooper Director Jul 1978 1 Oct 2020 None
Katharine Hannah Wright Secretary Not published 1 Nov 2016 –

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
34
closed down
13
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 34 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 7 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£764k

+80% from £425k

Profit before tax

£112k

From a loss of £18.0k

Net assets

£507k

+20% from £423k

Cash at bank

£215k

+264% from £59.1k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07719853. 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

Oxford Investment Opportunity Network’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2019

7 November 2019

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance or venture capital only)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Oxford Innovation Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

17 August 2012

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2011

14 September 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

27 July 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Oxford Investment Opportunity Network

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Oxford Investment Opportunity Network

Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.

In Oxford

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  • 34 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Oxford Investment Opportunity Network Limited (FRN 564525) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2012 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Oxford Investment Opportunity Network’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01865 261480 and the website oxfordinnovationfinance.co.uk for Oxford Investment Opportunity Network. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Oxford Investment Opportunity Network a scam or clone?
Oxford Investment Opportunity Network 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 Oxford Investment Opportunity Network?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Oxford Investment Opportunity Network to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Oxford Investment Opportunity Network?
Oxford Investment Opportunity Network is owned by Oxford Innovation Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Oxford Investment Opportunity Network?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Oxford Investment Opportunity Network: David James Laurens Crichton-Miller, Katharine Hannah Wright, Jens Jørgen Tholstrup and Richard Cooper.
How long has Oxford Investment Opportunity Network been in business?
The company was formed on 27 July 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2012.
What do Oxford Investment Opportunity Network’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show turnover of £764k (+80% from £425k) and profit before tax of £112k (from a loss of £18.0k).
Does Oxford Investment Opportunity Network use any other names?
It trades as OEI Oxford early Investments, OION Oxford Investment Opportunity Network, Oxford Innovation Finance and TVIN Thames Valley Investments Network.

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