Sturgeon Ventures LLP

Reference number: 452811

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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

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 sturgeonventures.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3167 4625 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SW6 4TJ
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Other names (27)

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

  • Axiom Equity Trading name
  • Crow Holdings Securities UK Trading name
  • KGAL UK Trading name
  • Sullivan Capital Trading name
  • AIFM Solutions Former trading name
  • Amisul Capital Former trading name
  • BlueKnight Former trading name
  • BlueKnight Ventures Former trading name
  • CapitalKnight Former trading name
  • Capital Pilot Advisory Former trading name
  • Conforth Ventures Former trading name
  • Curveblock Ventures Former trading name
  • Integrity Ventures Former trading name
  • London Tyne Former trading name
  • M9 Capital Former trading name
  • Make to Rent Former trading name
  • Peacock Investment Advisors Former trading name
  • PI Digital Asset Management Former trading name
  • Ponderosa Former trading name
  • Ponderosa Ventures Former trading name
  • Propcure Former trading name
  • Raise It Former trading name
  • RAM AI Advisory Former trading name
  • Regulatory Incubator Former trading name
  • Sturgeon Family Office Former trading name
  • Upside VenCap Former trading name
  • VWM Capital Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake email addresses (2)
  • richiemendez11@gmail.com
  • support@e-secure.io
Fake websites (1)
  • e-secure.io
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Establishing, operating or winding up a collective investment scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Carry on regulated activity involving Emission Allowances in the Firm name only
    Sturgeon Ventures LLP agrees to carry on regulated activity involving Emission Allowances in the name of the Firm only. The Firm shall not permit any of its present or future appointed representatives (including, without limitation, those appointed by the Firm in its capacity as a Regulatory Host) to carry on any regulated activity involving Emission Allowances.
  • 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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
OC319614
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
9 May 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor, Heathmans House, 19 Heathmans Road, London, SW6 4TJ, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Seonaid Mackenzie LLP designated member Nov 1961 9 May 2006 12 other companies
Andrew David Debonnaire Haggard LLP member Apr 1968 26 Apr 2018 13 other companies
Sarah Ann Whitehead LLP designated member Nov 1964 26 Apr 2018 None

Other companies run by these 3 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
25
closed down
14
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 25 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • 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

£2.40m

−26% from £3.23m

Profit before tax

£819k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£555k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£728k

+106% from £353k

Turnover

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 OC319614. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (74)

2025

10 February 2025

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Carry on regulated activity involving Emission Allowances in the Firm name only)

FCA register

2023

11 September 2023

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2016

23 May 2016

  • Seonaid Mackenzie took control (75–100% of votes)

Companies House · FCA register

2014

21 July 2014

  • 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

2006

21 July 2006

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money & Assets)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

9 May 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 74 events

  • All 74 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Sturgeon Ventures

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 25 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 74 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sturgeon Ventures LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Sturgeon Ventures LLP (FRN 452811) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2006 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Sturgeon Ventures’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3167 4625 and the website sturgeonventures.com for Sturgeon Ventures. 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 Sturgeon Ventures a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Sturgeon Ventures: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Sturgeon Ventures, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Sturgeon Ventures?
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 Sturgeon Ventures to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sturgeon Ventures?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sturgeon Ventures: Ms Seonaid Mackenzie (75–100% of votes).
Who runs Sturgeon Ventures?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Sturgeon Ventures: Seonaid Mackenzie, Andrew David Debonnaire Haggard and Sarah Ann Whitehead.
How long has Sturgeon Ventures been in business?
The company was formed on 9 May 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2006.
What do Sturgeon Ventures’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show turnover of £2.40m (−26% from £3.23m) and profit before tax of £819k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does Sturgeon Ventures use any other names?
It trades as Axiom Equity, Crow Holdings Securities UK, KGAL UK and Sullivan Capital. It has previously used 23 other names, including AIFM Solutions, Amisul Capital and BlueKnight.

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