Venture Leeds Limited

Reference number: 813446

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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 venturephotography.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 436 0010 is
  • Who else gives the postcode L1 2TQ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Venture Studios Leeds Trading name
  • Venture Studios Liverpool Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
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  • Credit Broking

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
11400405
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 June 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
Bank House 6-8 Church Street, Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4EX, England
Nature of business
  • Portrait photographic activities (SIC 74201)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Rowland Swinford Director Jul 1964 6 Jun 2018 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£120k

+89% from £63.6k

Cash at bank

£33.8k

+17% from £28.8k

Employees (average)

6

−25% from 8

Owed within a year

£85.6k

−4.2% from £89.4k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11400405. 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 Leeds’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (12)

2018

24 July 2018

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

FCA register

6 June 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Mark Rowland Swinford became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Venture Leeds Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Venture Leeds Limited (FRN 813446) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2018 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Venture Leeds’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 436 0010 and the website venturephotography.com for Venture Leeds. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Venture Leeds a scam or clone?
Venture Leeds 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 Leeds?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Venture Leeds handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Venture Leeds to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Venture Leeds?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Venture Leeds: Mr Mark Rowland Swinford (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Venture Leeds?
Companies House lists one director of Venture Leeds: Mark Rowland Swinford.
How long has Venture Leeds been in business?
The company was formed on 6 June 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2018.
What do Venture Leeds’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £120k (+89% from £63.6k) and cash at bank of £33.8k (+17% from £28.8k).
Does Venture Leeds use any other names?
It trades as Venture Studios Leeds. It has previously used the name Venture Studios Liverpool.

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