Acquinex Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 6 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2017
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2020
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

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.

Website

acquinex.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 3900 0232
Address

1st Floor, 88 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 3BP, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When acquinex.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 3900 0232 is, and the other firm that gives it
Whether EC3A 3BP is a shared office: 25 other firms give it

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
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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Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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: 10637152 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 24 February 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office: 1st Floor 88 Leadenhall Street, London, England, EC3A 3BP, England
Nature of business: Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Christopher Sidney David Jackson	Director	Dec 1988	17 Jan 2024	None
Roy John Clark	Director	Feb 1960	1 May 2024	28 other companies
William Charles Allen Bulleid	Director	Jan 1989	9 Nov 2024	11 other companies
Joshua Benjamin Cowen	Director	Nov 1985	8 Dec 2025	3 other companies
Ariel Berman	Director	May 1972	5 Aug 2026	None

Other companies run by these 5 directors

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: 35
still active: 35
are FCA-registered: 26

In the full report: all 35 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 26 on the FCA register
The 7 companies these 5 directors run together
All 22 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2020Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.02m

+48% from £2.71m

Cash at bank

£4.84m

Up £4.46m from £376k

Employees (average)

11

+57% from 7

Owed within a year

£3.85m

+330% from £896k

Assets and liabilities

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10637152. 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

Acquinex’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (57)

2020

26 June 2020

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2018

15 January 2018

Eaton Gate (Holdings) Limited gave up control
Q Specialty Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

24 February 2017

Incorporated at Companies House
Eaton Gate (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 57 events

All 57 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 49

Firms connected to Acquinex

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Acquinex. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 11
share a director: 10
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 11 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

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35 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 57 events in its history
11 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Acquinex Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Acquinex Limited (FRN 923778) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2020 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Acquinex’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3900 0232 and the website acquinex.com for Acquinex. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Acquinex a scam or clone?

Acquinex 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 Acquinex?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Acquinex to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Acquinex?

Acquinex is owned by Q Specialty Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 15 January 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Eaton Gate (Holdings) Limited.

Who runs Acquinex?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Acquinex: Christopher Sidney David Jackson, Roy John Clark, William Charles Allen Bulleid, Joshua Benjamin Cowen and Ariel Berman.

How long has Acquinex been in business?

The company was formed on 24 February 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2020.

What do Acquinex’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2020, show net assets of £4.02m (+48% from £2.71m) and cash at bank of £4.84m (up £4.46m from £376k).