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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Apartment 14, 14 Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 5GB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07726 459419 is
- Who else gives the postcode L1 5GB
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Parquest Capital Management Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Quester Venture Managers Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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
- 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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May control money if settlement through a mandate.
The general requirement not to hold or control CLIENT MONEY does not restrict the firm from controlling CLIENT MONEY if it arises from an agreement under which the firm effects settlement through a mandate or otherwise.
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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
- 02323420 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 30 November 1988 (37 years old)
- Registered office
- Apartment 14 14 Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 5GB, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of venture and development capital companies (SIC 64303)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Marc Francois D'Abbadie | Director | May 1978 | 21 May 2013 | 24 other companies |
| Mark Borzomato | Director | Apr 1973 | 28 Sep 2016 | 19 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
- 27
- closed down
- 5
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 27 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 one on the FCA register
- The 16 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 26 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£73.7k
+12% from £65.7k
Cash at bank
£85.2k
+946% from £8,141
Employees (average)
2
Same as 2
Owed within a year
£15.1k
+31% from £11.5k
No turnover or profit for the year to 31 December 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £101k turnover and −£33.9k profit, for the year to 31 December 2024.
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 5 years of accounts
- Every year from 2021 to 2025
- Both charts, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 02323420. 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
Spark Impact’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Marc Francois D'Abbadie became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Mark Borzomato became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2015
26 August 2015
- 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
2010
4 May 2010
- Changed its registered name from "Quester Venture Managers Limited"
FCA register
2002
23 October 2002
- FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
FCA register
22 January 2002
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control money if settlement through a mandate.)
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
24 January 2001
- Changed its registered name from "Parquest Capital Management Ltd"
FCA register
1988
30 November 1988
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
1901
1 January 1901
- Regulated by the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation from this date
FCA register
In the full report: all 56 events
- All 56 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 41
Firms connected to Spark Impact
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Spark Impact. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Spark Impact
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
In Liverpool
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- 5 years of accounts, charted
- All 56 events in its history
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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