On the register, but not FCA authorised
This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.
What does this mean?
- Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
- What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
- It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
- So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.
Website, phone number and address
Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.
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No website on the FCA register
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No phone number on the FCA register
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Address
30 Newman Street, London, W1T 1PT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 1 background check
- Who else gives the postcode W1T 1PT
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Abey Lending I Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Money-laundering registration onlyThis firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated 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
- 14260381 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 July 2022 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- 30 Newman Street, London, W1T 1PT, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus David Donaldson | Director | Apr 1966 | 27 Jul 2022 | 4 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 4
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 3
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Abbey Lending I’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
11 December 2025
- Evelix Investments Limited stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
5 August 2025
- Evelix Investments Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
25 July 2025
- Newstead Capital Relf 1 LP gave up control
Companies House
2022
21 December 2022
- Changed its registered name from "Abey Lending I Limited"
FCA register
20 December 2022
- Registered with the FCA
FCA register
14 October 2022
- Newstead Capital Relf 1 LP took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
27 July 2022
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Newstead Capital Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Angus David Donaldson appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Abbey Lending I
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Abbey Lending I. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 1 background check on its contact details
- All 9 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk