Venture Founders Limited

Reference number: 613003

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When venturefounders.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07932 593765 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode CM4 9DW
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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.
  • 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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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • No new clients
    The Firm is no longer seeking new clients or investments and, as such, the Firm has agreed with the Authority that the Firm must not without the prior written consent of the Authority, accept, register, on-board or provide any regulated services to any new clients. In relation to the Firm’s existing clients, the Firm must act in accordance with the scope of the permissions (as varied, if applicable) granted to it pursuant to Part 4A of the Act.
  • 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.
  • Venture Capital Business Only
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than Venture Capital business.

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
08636143
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 August 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
46-54 High Street, Ingatestone, CM4 9DW, England
Nature of business
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Robert Codling Director Aug 1977 2 Aug 2013 2 other companies
Edward Peter Bardos Director May 1974 6 Apr 2020 11 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
13
closed down
8
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 13 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 2 on the FCA register
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£196k

−53% from £414k

Employees (average)

2

−33% from 3

Owed within a year

£43.1k

+188% from £14.9k

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 08636143. 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

Venture Founders’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (20)

2025

7 April 2025

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No new clients)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • James Robert Codling gained 25–50% of the votes
  • Paul Benjamin Moravek gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2014

26 August 2014

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

FCA register

2013

2 August 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Venture Founders

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

connected firms
5
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Venture Founders

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In Ingatestone

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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Venture Founders Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Venture Founders Limited (FRN 613003) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2014 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed 3 limits on what it may do.
What is Venture Founders’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07932 593765 and the website venturefounders.co.uk for Venture Founders. 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 Venture Founders a scam or clone?
Venture Founders 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 Venture Founders?
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 Venture Founders to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Venture Founders?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Venture Founders: Mr James Robert Codling (25–50% of votes) and Mr Paul Benjamin Moravek (25–50% of votes).
Who runs Venture Founders?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Venture Founders: James Robert Codling and Edward Peter Bardos.
How long has Venture Founders been in business?
The company was formed on 2 August 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2014.
What do Venture Founders’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £196k (−53% from £414k).

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