Ben Boocock
InvestorFinance Operations Manager at Mercia Ventures · Head Of Marketing & Communications at NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance
Henley-in-Arden
About
Ben Boocock joined Mercia in March 2026 as a Finance Operations Manager, working within the Finance team on the Group's tax-efficient products alongside the EIS and VCT teams. He previously spent three years at Ascot Lloyd Investment Management, progressing from Investment Analyst to Senior Investment Operations Analyst. He holds a certificate in Investment Management from the CFA Institute and a 1st Class BSc in Finance from Coventry University.
Experience
- Mercia Asset Management PLCFinance Operations Managercurrent2026 — present
- Ascot LloydSenior Investment Operations Analyst2026
- Ascot LloydInvestment Analyst2024 — 2026
- Ascot LloydJunior Investment Analyst2022 — 2024
- The Belfry Hotel & ResortFood And Beverage Assistant2021 — 2022
- Coventry UniversityUniversity Student2018 — 2022
- Groupe PSAIndustrial Placement Student2020 — 2021Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- WhitbreadBartender2018 — 2020Tamworth
- AsdaRetail Assistant2020Tamworth, England, United Kingdom
- Namco FunscapeCustomer Service Staff2017 — 2018Tamworth
Skills & more
Trading SystemsMicrosoft Excel3Microsoft Word1German1Investment OperationsQuantitative ResearchData AnalysisEmployee TrainingFixed Income AnalysisEquity ResearchRisk AnalysisPerformance Attribution
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FinancePerformance AnalysisDue DiligenceInvestment ResearchQuantitative FinanceQuantitative AnalyticsPerformance ReportingInvestment AnalysisInvestmentsReport WritingStatistical Data AnalysisPresentation Skills- CFA UK Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management — CFA UK
- R02 - Investment Principles and Risk — Chartered Insurance Institute
- R05 - Financial Protection — Chartered Insurance Institute
- R01 - Financial Services, Regulation and Ethics — Chartered Insurance Institute
- Certified Member (CM) — Chartered Insurance Institute
- Advanced Spreadsheets Certificate — ICDL Europe
- Principles of Management and Leadership — Chartered Management Institute
- Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2016 — Microsoft
- Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg
From Ben's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mercia Ventures
Abbie Talbot
Investment Manager - Frontier Development Capital at Mercia Ventures
Adam Fearnley
Investment Director (SME) - Frontier Development Capital at Mercia Ventures
Adam Lovell
Investment Director at Mercia Ventures
Adam Watts
Investment Manager at Mercia Ventures
Alex Cox
Finance Business Partner at Mercia Ventures
Alex Gwyther
Investment Director at Mercia Ventures
Alice Grieve
Compliance Manager at Mercia Ventures
Alison Dwyer
Head of Marketing & Communications at Mercia Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Boocock?
- Ben Boocock joined Mercia in March 2026 as a Finance Operations Manager, working within the Finance team on the Group's tax-efficient products alongside the EIS and VCT teams. He previously spent three years at Ascot Lloyd Investment Management, progressing from Investment Analyst to Senior Investment Operations Analyst. He holds a certificate in Investment Management from the CFA Institute and a 1st Class BSc in Finance from Coventry University.
- Where does Ben Boocock work?
- Ben Boocock is Finance Operations Manager at Mercia Ventures.
- Where did Ben Boocock go to school?
- Ben Boocock studied at Coventry University (BSc Finance); Birmingham Metropolitan College (A Levels); St Francis of Assisi CTC (GCSE).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ascot Lloyd1
Also worked at The Belfry Hotel & Resort1
Also worked at Coventry University2
Also worked at Groupe PSA14
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