Africa Merchant Capital Advisory Limited

Reference number: 595256

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Ashberg Limited Reference number: 516496 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Africa Merchant Capital Advisory Limited (FRN 595256) is an AR of Ashberg Limited (FRN 516496). When you use Africa Merchant Capital Advisory's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Africa Merchant Capital Advisory, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 7653 8888

  • Address

    80 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5BJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • What kind of line 020 7653 8888 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Whether EC2R 5BJ is a shared office: 22 other firms give it
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Other names (4)

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

  • AMC Advisory Trading name
  • CDI Africa Trading name
  • Africa Merchant Capital Limited Former name
  • Merchant Link International Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ashberg Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
AFRICA MERCHANT CAPITAL ADVISORY LTD
Company number
09996845
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 February 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
80 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5BJ, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Izak Jacobus Visagie Director Oct 1973 10 Feb 2016 10 other companies
Milko Skoro Director Jan 1974 12 Apr 2018 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
11
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£142k

Up £134k from £8,365

Cash at bank

£572k

Up £566k from £5,635

Employees (average)

2

−33% from 3

Owed within a year

£462k

+948% from £44.1k

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 09996845. 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

Africa Merchant Capital Advisory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (20)

2022

31 March 2022

  • Jan Louis Van Den Berg no longer has significant control

Companies House

2021

16 September 2021

  • Milko Skoro gained significant control

Companies House

15 September 2021

  • Milko Skoro no longer has significant control

Companies House

2019

2 May 2019

  • Milko Skoro gained significant control
  • Stone Bridge Investment Holdings Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

14 June 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Africa Merchant Capital Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Africa Merchant Capital Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Izak Jacobus Visagie gained significant control
  • Jan Louis Van Den Berg gained significant control

Companies House

10 February 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

2014

6 March 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Merchant Link International Limited"

FCA register

2013

31 January 2013

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Africa Merchant Capital Advisory

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Africa Merchant Capital Advisory Limited FCA authorised?
Africa Merchant Capital Advisory Limited (FRN 595256) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Africa Merchant Capital Advisory?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Africa Merchant Capital Advisory Limited (FRN 595256) is an AR of Ashberg Limited (FRN 516496). When you use Africa Merchant Capital Advisory's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Africa Merchant Capital Advisory, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Africa Merchant Capital Advisory’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7653 8888 for Africa Merchant Capital Advisory. 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 Africa Merchant Capital Advisory a scam or clone?
Africa Merchant Capital Advisory 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 Africa Merchant Capital Advisory?
Protection works through Ashberg Limited, the principal firm responsible for Africa Merchant Capital Advisory's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Africa Merchant Capital Advisory?
Companies House lists 4 people with significant control of Africa Merchant Capital Advisory: Stone Bridge Investment Holdings Limited (25–50% of shares), Africa Merchant Capital Limited (25–50% of shares), Mr Milko Skoro (significant influence or control) and Mr. Izak Jacobus Visagie (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jan Louis Van Den Berg and Milko Skoro.
Who runs Africa Merchant Capital Advisory?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Africa Merchant Capital Advisory: Izak Jacobus Visagie and Milko Skoro.
How long has Africa Merchant Capital Advisory been in business?
The company was formed on 10 February 2016.
What do Africa Merchant Capital Advisory’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £142k (up £134k from £8,365) and cash at bank of £572k (up £566k from £5,635).
Does Africa Merchant Capital Advisory use any other names?
It trades as AMC Advisory and CDI Africa. It has previously used 2 other names: Africa Merchant Capital Limited and Merchant Link International Limited.

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