FINAL NOTICE

Dated: 3 November 2017


ACTION

1.
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the
following action against Venture15.

2.
The Authority issued to Venture15 the Decision Notice which notified it that for
the reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the Act, the Authority had
decided to cancel Venture15’s Part 4A permission.

3.
Venture15 has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the date
on which the Decision Notice was issued to it.

4.
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled Venture15’s Part 4A permission.

DEFINITIONS

5.
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice:

“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

“the Authority” means the Financial Conduct Authority;

“the Decision Notice” means the Decision Notice issued to Venture15 dated 12
September 2017;

“the Return” means the CCR007 return for the period ended 30 September 2016,
which Venture15 was due to submit to the Authority by 11 November 2016;

“the suitability Threshold Condition” means the Threshold Condition set out in
paragraph 2E of Schedule 6 to the Act;

“the Threshold Conditions” means the threshold conditions set out in Schedule 6
to the Act;

“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber);

“Venture15” means Venture15 Limited;

“Venture15’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the Authority
to Venture15 pursuant to Part 4A of the Act; and

“the Warning Notice” means the Warning Notice issued to Venture15 dated 16
August 2017.


REASONS FOR ACTION

6.
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in the Warning
Notice and in the Decision Notice, it appears to the Authority that Venture15 is
failing to satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not
satisfied that Venture15 is a fit and proper person having regard to all the
circumstances, including whether Venture15 managed its business in such a way
as to ensure that its affairs were conducted in a sound and prudent manner.

7.
This is because Venture15 has failed to comply with the regulatory requirement
to submit the Return. Venture15 has not been open and co-operative in all its
dealings with the Authority, in that Venture15 has failed to respond adequately to
the Authority's repeated requests for it to submit the Return, and has thereby
failed to comply with Principle 11 of the Authority's Principles for Businesses and
to satisfy the Authority that it is ready, willing and organised to comply with the
requirements and standards under the regulatory system.

8.
These failures, which are significant in the context of Venture15’s suitability, lead
the Authority to conclude that Venture15 has failed to manage its business in
such a way as to ensure that its affairs are conducted in a sound and prudent
manner, that it is not a fit and proper person, and that it is therefore failing to
satisfy the Threshold Conditions in relation to the regulated activities for which
Venture15 has had a permission.

DECISION MAKER

9.
The decision which gave rise to the obligation to give this Final Notice was made
by the Regulatory Decisions Committee.

IMPORTANT

10.
This Final Notice is given to Venture15 in accordance with section 390(1) of the
Act.

Publicity

11.
The Authority must publish such information about the matter to which this Final
Notice relates as the Authority considers appropriate. The information may be
published in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate. However, the
Authority may not publish information if such publication would, in the opinion of
the Authority, be unfair to Venture15 or prejudicial to the interest of consumers.

12.
The Authority intends to publish such information about the matter to which this
Final Notice relates as it considers appropriate.

Authority Contact

13.
For more information concerning this matter generally, please contact Rachel
Fasanya at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 3202).

Anna Couzens
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division