YFM Private Equity Limited

Reference number: 122120

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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 yfmep.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 244 1000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS1 2JZ
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Other names (4)

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

  • YFM Equity Partners Trading name
  • Yorkshire Fund Managers Ltd Former name
  • West Yorkshire Enterprise Zone Former trading name
  • Yorkshire Enterprises Ltd Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • 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)
  • Managing an unauthorised AIF

Limits on what they may do

  • 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
02174994
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 October 1987 (39 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor 2 Bond Court, Leeds, LS1 2JZ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Eamon William Nolan Director Oct 1973 7 Nov 2019 16 other companies
James Iain Roberts Director Apr 1982 7 Nov 2019 11 other companies
Marcus Karia Director Oct 1985 8 Nov 2021 21 other companies

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
28
closed down
8
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 28 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
  • The 13 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 33 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£4.84m

−2.5% from £4.97m

Net assets

£5.15m

+24% from £4.14m

Cash at bank

£4.45m

<1% from £4.49m

Owed within a year

£2.94m

−7% from £3.16m

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • Both charts, 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 02174994. 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

YFM Private Equity’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (76)

2024

27 August 2024

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Venture Capital Business Only)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Yfm Pe Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

20 July 2014

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2004

11 October 2004

  • Changed its registered name from "Yorkshire Fund Managers Ltd"

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1987

7 October 1987

  • 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 76 events

  • All 76 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 59
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Firms connected to YFM Private Equity

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 76 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is YFM Private Equity Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, YFM Private Equity Limited (FRN 122120) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is YFM Private Equity’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 244 1000 and the website yfmep.com for YFM Private Equity. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is YFM Private Equity a scam or clone?
YFM Private Equity 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 YFM Private Equity?
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 YFM Private Equity to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns YFM Private Equity?
YFM Private Equity is owned by Yfm Pe Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs YFM Private Equity?
Companies House lists 3 directors of YFM Private Equity: Eamon William Nolan, James Iain Roberts and Marcus Karia.
How long has YFM Private Equity been in business?
The company was formed on 7 October 1987, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do YFM Private Equity’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show profit before tax of £4.84m (−2.5% from £4.97m) and net assets of £5.15m (+24% from £4.14m).
Does YFM Private Equity use any other names?
It trades as YFM Equity Partners. It has previously used 3 other names: Yorkshire Fund Managers Ltd, West Yorkshire Enterprise Zone and Yorkshire Enterprises Ltd.

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