Stride.VC LLP

Reference number: 927462

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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

  • When stride.vc first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07549 939648 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode W1U 4JX
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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.
  • 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
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF

Limits on what they may do

  • Venture Capital Business Only
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than 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
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
19 June 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
4 Grotto Passage, London, W1U 4JX, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
STRIDE.VC HOLDINGS LIMITED Corporate LLP designated member Not published 1 Sep 2026 None
STRIDE.VC MIDCO LIMITED Corporate LLP designated member Not published 2 Sep 2026 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 11 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.06m

−28% from £1.47m

Cash at bank

£626k

+14% from £550k

Employees (average)

1

−80% from 5

Owed within a year

£163k

−49% from £320k

Assets and liabilities

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 OC417818. 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

Stride.VC’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

1 September 2026

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Frederic Geoffrey Albert Destin gave up control
  • Stride.Vc Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2025

13 October 2025

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)

FCA register

2021

16 April 2021

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Small Authorised UK AIFM (Sub-Threshold))

FCA register

2020

1 October 2020

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

FCA register

2017

19 June 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Frederic Geoffrey Albert Destin took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 18
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Firms connected to Stride.VC

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

connected firms
3
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Stride.VC

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

In London

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 30 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Stride.VC LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Stride.VC LLP (FRN 927462) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2020 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Stride.VC’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07549 939648 and the website stride.vc for Stride.VC. 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 3 other FCA firms.
Is Stride.VC a scam or clone?
Stride.VC 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 Stride.VC?
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 Stride.VC to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Stride.VC?
Stride.VC is owned by Stride.Vc Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of votes, 75–100% of surplus assets and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 September 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Frederic Geoffrey Albert Destin.
Who runs Stride.VC?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Stride.VC: Stride.vc Holdings Limited and Stride.vc Midco Limited.
How long has Stride.VC been in business?
The company was formed on 19 June 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2020.
What do Stride.VC’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £1.06m (−28% from £1.47m) and cash at bank of £626k (+14% from £550k).

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