A&B General (UK) Ltd

Reference number: 716949

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When ab-money.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3355 9660 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SE10 9FR
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Other names (3)

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

  • ABFX Trading name
  • A&B Money Trading name
  • AB PLUS Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • 3. Executing payment transactions (no credit line)
  • 5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.
  • 6. Money remittance.

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 name
A & B GENERAL (UK) LIMITED
Company number
06928080
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 June 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
Unit M302, Trident Business Centre, 89 Bickersteth Road, London, SW17 9SH, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Assanee Chankana Director Jan 1972 25 Jul 2011 None
Chakree Chankana Director Aug 1979 10 Oct 2013 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£121k

−7.3% from £130k

Cash at bank

£124k

−5.7% from £131k

Employees (average)

16

Same as 16

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06928080. 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

A&B General (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (17)

2020

13 May 2020

  • No longer supervised by HMRC

FCA register

2018

2 March 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

10 August 2016

  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

1 July 2016

  • Chakree Chankana became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1 June 2016

  • Assanee Chankana became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

16 September 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

12 July 2011

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2009

9 June 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is A&B General (UK) Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, A&B General (UK) Ltd (FRN 716949) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is A&B General (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3355 9660 and the website ab-money.co.uk for A&B General (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is A&B General (UK) a scam or clone?
A&B General (UK) 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 A&B General (UK)?
It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about A&B General (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns A&B General (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of A&B General (UK): Mr Chakree Chankana (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Assanee Chankana (25–50% of shares).
Who runs A&B General (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of A&B General (UK): Assanee Chankana and Chakree Chankana.
How long has A&B General (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 9 June 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2018.
What do A&B General (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £121k (−7.3% from £130k) and cash at bank of £124k (−5.7% from £131k).
Does A&B General (UK) use any other names?
It trades as ABFX, A&B Money and AB PLUS.

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