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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
The Coppers, 24 Sudbury Road, Yoxall, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8NA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07974 359755 is
- Who else gives the postcode DE13 8NA
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- WM Enterprise Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- West Midlands Enterprise Board Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Percipient Capital Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible 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 applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing investments
Limits on what they may do
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May control money if settlement through a mandate.
The general requirement not to hold or control CLIENT MONEY does not restrict the firm from controlling CLIENT MONEY if it arises from an agreement under which the firm effects settlement through a mandate or otherwise.
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Promote only own managed UCIS
The firm must not promote any unregulated collective investment schemes which it does not manage itself.
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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
- 01616121 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 22 February 1982 (44 years old)
- Registered office
- The Coppers 24 Sudbury Road, Yoxall, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8NA, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)
- Activities of venture and development capital companies (SIC 64303)
- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
- Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Richard Seabrook | Director | Mar 1952 | 26 Mar 1996 | 33 other companies |
| John Richard Charles Sayers | Director | Jul 1939 | 26 Mar 1996 | 14 other companies |
| Paul Daffern | Director | Jan 1964 | 3 Aug 2007 | 25 other companies |
| Ian Martyn Booth | Director | Aug 1954 | 3 Aug 2007 | 26 other companies |
| Colin Robert Beardwood | Director | Jul 1940 | Not published | 14 other companies |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 82
- closed down
- 45
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 82 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 4 on the FCA register
- The 22 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 59 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
West Midlands Enterprise’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Wme Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2011
14 October 2011
- FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (May control money if settlement through a mandate.)
- FCA imposed a requirement (Promote only own managed UCIS)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1998
3 June 1998
- Changed its registered name from "West Midlands Enterprise Board Ltd"
FCA register
1982
22 February 1982
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
1901
1 January 1901
- Regulated by the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation from this date
FCA register
In the full report: all 106 events
- All 106 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 89
Firms connected to West Midlands Enterprise
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with West Midlands Enterprise. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- past links
- 3
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like West Midlands Enterprise
Other firms of the same type (investment or fund manager), nearest first.
In the Derby (DE) postcode area
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- 82 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 106 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk