agora Digital Markets Ltd

Reference number: 938947

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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

  • When agoradcm.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07887 540496 is
  • Who else gives the postcode E2 6DE
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Other names (2)

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

  • agora Trading name
  • Digital Debt Capital Markets Ltd Former name

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.
  • 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
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Client Types
    The firm may only do business with Per-se professional clients and eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook
  • Section 21 Approvals
    The firm must not approve the content of communications for the purposes of section 21 of the Finance Services and Markets Act 2000 other than communications which it [causes to be made / originates]
  • Firm’s Activity
    Digital Debt Capital Markets Ltd will not conduct any regulated activities for which it has permission under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 for any purpose which involves the creation by Digital Debt Capital Markets Limited of a tokenised security that amounts to a cryptoasset as defined in Regulation 14A of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
11607002
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 October 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
20 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU, England
Nature of business
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Charles Louis Berman Director Nov 1958 5 Oct 2018 1 other company
Joseph Dermot Rice Director Dec 1958 18 Sep 2019 None
Anthony James Cleverley Director Aug 1966 29 Nov 2022 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
4
closed down
3
still active
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£244k

−31% from £353k

Profit before tax

−£2.39m

Down £408k from −£1.98m

Net assets

£1.41m

−46% from £2.60m

Cash at bank

£279k

−81% from £1.49m

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11607002. 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

Agora Digital Markets’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (22)

2023

29 December 2023

  • Charles Louis Berman stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

18 July 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Digital Debt Capital Markets Ltd"

FCA register

2021

16 November 2021

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Client Types)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Firm’s Activity)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Section 21 Approvals)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2019

28 October 2019

  • Charles Louis Berman gained significant control

Companies House

2018

5 October 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Charles Louis Berman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is agora Digital Markets Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, agora Digital Markets Ltd (FRN 938947) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2021. The FCA has placed 3 limits on what it may do.
What is agora Digital Markets’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07887 540496 and the website agoradcm.com for agora Digital Markets. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is agora Digital Markets a scam or clone?
agora Digital Markets 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 agora Digital Markets?
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 agora Digital Markets to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns agora Digital Markets?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of agora Digital Markets: Mr Charles Louis Berman (significant influence or control).
Who runs agora Digital Markets?
Companies House lists 3 directors of agora Digital Markets: Charles Louis Berman, Joseph Dermot Rice and Anthony James Cleverley.
How long has agora Digital Markets been in business?
The company was formed on 5 October 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2021.
What do agora Digital Markets’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £244k (−31% from £353k) and profit before tax of −£2.39m (down £408k from −£1.98m). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does agora Digital Markets use any other names?
It trades as agora. It has previously used the name Digital Debt Capital Markets Ltd.

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