Vertical Research Partners UK Limited

Reference number: 826314

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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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  • When verticalresearchpartners.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7404 4140 is
  • Whether EC3V 9DU is a shared office: 28 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • Vertical Research Partners Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • Investments & pensions 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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)

Limits on what they may do

  • Must comply with IPRU(INV) 3
    The firm must comply with IPRU(INV) 3 (Securities and futures firms)

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
10335383
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 August 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
Birchin Court 5th Floor, 19-25 Birchin Lane, London, EC3V 9DU, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jeffrey Sprague Director May 1961 18 Aug 2016 None
Robert Alan Stallard Director Aug 1973 1 Apr 2019 1 other company
David Vincent Sulpizio Director Sep 1971 1 Apr 2019 None
ZEDRA COSEC (UK) LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 18 Oct 2016 –

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£188k

+23% from £152k

Cash at bank

£7,862

−39% from £12.9k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£261k

−18% from £319k

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10335383. 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

Vertical Research Partners UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (13)

2019

2 May 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Must comply with IPRU(INV) 3)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

18 August 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Jeffrey Sprague took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vertical Research Partners UK Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Vertical Research Partners UK Limited (FRN 826314) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2019 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Vertical Research Partners UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7404 4140 and the website verticalresearchpartners.com for Vertical Research Partners UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vertical Research Partners UK a scam or clone?
Vertical Research Partners UK 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 Vertical Research Partners UK?
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 Vertical Research Partners UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Vertical Research Partners UK?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Vertical Research Partners UK: Jeffrey Sprague (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Vertical Research Partners UK?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Vertical Research Partners UK: Jeffrey Sprague, Robert Alan Stallard and David Vincent Sulpizio.
How long has Vertical Research Partners UK been in business?
The company was formed on 18 August 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2019.
What do Vertical Research Partners UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £188k (+23% from £152k) and cash at bank of £7,862 (−39% from £12.9k).
Does Vertical Research Partners UK use any other names?
It trades as Vertical Research Partners.

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