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Due to the potential for losses, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers this investment to be high risk.
What are the key risks?
1. You could lose all the money you invest
• If the business you invest in fails, you are likely to lose 100% of the money you invested. Most unlisted early stage companies fail.
2. You are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong
• Protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), in relation to claims against failed regulated firms, does not cover poor investment performance. Try the FSCS investment protection checker here.
• Protection from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) does not cover poor investment performance. If you have a complaint against an FCA-regulated firm, FOS may be able to consider it. Learn more about FOS protection here.
3. You won’t get your money back quickly
• Even if the business you invest in is successful, it may take several years to get your money back. You are unlikely to be able to sell your investment early.
• The most likely way to get your money back is if the business is bought by another business or lists its shares on an exchange such as the London Stock Exchange. These events are not common.
• If you are investing in unlisted early stage companies, you should not expect to get your money back through dividends. Unlisted early stage companies rarely pay these.
4. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
• Putting all your money into a single business or type of investment for example, is risky. Spreading your money across different investments makes you less dependent on any one to do well.
• A good rule of thumb is not to invest more than 10% of your money in high-risk investments.
5. The value of your investment can be reduced
• The percentage of the business that you own will decrease if the business issues more shares. This could mean that the value of your investment reduces, depending on how much the business grows. Most unlisted early-stage companies issue multiple rounds of shares.
• These new shares could have additional rights that your shares don’t have, such as the right to receive a fixed dividend, which could further reduce your chances of getting a return on your investment.
If you are interested in learning more about how to protect yourself, visit the FCA’s website here.
Contact & Disclosures
Contact Details
Registered Office: 20 Garrick Street, London, WC2E 9BT, United Kingdom
Regulatory Disclosures
Molten Ventures EIS and Molten Ventures Approved KI EIS 24/25 are unauthorised Alternative Investment Funds for the purposes of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. Molten Ventures Approved KI EIS 24/25 is a HMRC approved EIS fund. Both Molten Ventures EIS and Molten Ventures Approved KI EIS 24/25 are a collection of parallel discretionary managed portfolios. Each is managed by Encore Ventures LLP, a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales No. OC347590. Encore Ventures LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 510101).
Where any information on this website relating to Molten Ventures EIS and/ or Molten Ventures Approved KI EIS 24/25 constitutes a financial promotion for the purposes of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended), it is issued and approved by Encore Ventures LLP for distribution and use in the UK only.
Risk Warnings
Your capital is at risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Molten Ventures EIS and Molten Ventures Approved KI EIS 24/25 invest in unquoted securities, defined in the FCA Rules as Non Readily Realisable Securities. Such investments are more risky that investments in quoted securities or shares and there may not be a liquid market in them.
The value of an investment can fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount originally invested. Therefore you should only make EIS investments which you can afford to lose without having any significant impact on your overall financial position or commitments.
Taxation levels, bases and reliefs may change if the law changes and the tax benefits of products will vary according to your personal circumstances; independent advice should therefore be sought.
Prospective investors must refer to the applicable Information Memorandum, in particular the section headed “Risk Factors”, when considering an investment in either Molten Ventures EIS and/ or Molten Ventures Approved KI EIS 24/25.
Only investors who are eligible complainants can refer their complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Only investors who are eligible claimants can seek compensation from Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in the event of Encore Ventures LLP’s or Mainspring Nominees Limited’s default. Further details regarding these can be found in the Information Memorandum and / or requested from Encore Ventures LLP.