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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Phone number
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Address
Lower Ground Floor, 10 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4UQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When afinbank.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0333 344 2974 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC1Y 4UQ
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Afin Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- All Africa Capital Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Accepting Deposits
- Acting as a CBTL administrator
- Acting as a CBTL Administrator
- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL Advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Acting as a CBTL Arranger
- Acting as a CBTL lender
- Acting as a CBTL Lender
- Administering a regulated mortgage contract
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Entering into a regulated mortgage contract as lender
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
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
- 13090556 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 18 December 2020 (5 years old)
- Registered office
- Lower Ground Floor, 10 Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4UQ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Banks (SIC 64191)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Katrina Irene Matilda Arnold | Director | Nov 1958 | 1 Oct 2021 | 6 other companies |
| Samuel Amankwah | Director | May 1956 | 1 Jul 2022 | None |
| Ezekiel Abiola Ekundayo | Director | Jun 1958 | 1 Jul 2022 | None |
| Andrew Julian Holmes | Director | Sep 1965 | 1 Jul 2022 | 7 other companies |
| Jason Sam Oakley | Director | May 1967 | 1 Nov 2023 | None |
| David Kenmir | Director | Jun 1963 | 1 Sep 2024 | None |
| Sally Jane Veitch | Director | Apr 1973 | 3 Feb 2026 | 15 other companies |
Other companies run by these 7 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
- 27
- closed down
- 8
- are FCA-registered
- 7
In the full report: all 27 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 7 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 7 directors run together
- All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£23.3m
+52% from £15.4m
Total equity
In the full report: all 5 years of accounts
- Every year from 2021 to 2025
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 13090556. 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
Afin Bank’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
22 October 2024
- Changed its registered name from "All Africa Capital Limited"
FCA register
18 October 2024
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2022
5 September 2022
- Avenue Investments Limited gave up control
Companies House
2021
21 October 2021
- Avenue Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Claudius Pythias Bart-Williams stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
10 June 2021
- Pennarth Greene & Company Limited stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2020
18 December 2020
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Claudius Pythias Bart-Williams became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Pennarth Greene & Company Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 30 events
- All 30 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 17
Firms connected to Afin Bank
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Afin Bank. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 4
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Afin Bank
Other firms of the same type (bank or building society), nearest first.
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- 27 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 5 years of accounts, charted
- All 30 events in its history
- 5 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
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk