Airwallex (UK) Limited

Reference number: 900876

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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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    c/o Wells and More, 45 MORTIMER ST, London, W1W 8HJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode W1W 8HJ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • 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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  • a) Services enabling cash placement on a payment account
  • b) Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account
  • c) Execution of payment transactions (not covered by a credit line)
  • d) Execution of payment transactions (covered by a credit line)
  • e) Issuing payment instruments or acquiring payment transactions
  • f) Money remittance
  • g) Execution of payment transactions via telecoms, IT system or network operator
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money

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
10103420
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 April 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
Wells And More, 45 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 8HJ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kai Wu Director Mar 1989 16 Jan 2024 1 other company
Pranav Kumar Sood Director May 1990 25 Aug 2026 4 other companies
Paul Gerard Christensen Director Sep 1971 1 Oct 2026 13 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other companies
18
closed down
4
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 18 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2021Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£504k

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Profit before tax

−£6.73m

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Net assets

£2.25m

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Cash at bank

£41.5m

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* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

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 10103420. 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

Airwallex (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (19)

2018

26 November 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jack Zhang gained significant control

Companies House

5 April 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to Airwallex (UK)

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Airwallex (UK)

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  • 18 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Airwallex (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Airwallex (UK) Limited (FRN 900876) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
Is Airwallex (UK) a scam or clone?
Airwallex (UK) 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 Airwallex (UK)?
It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about Airwallex (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Airwallex (UK)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Airwallex (UK): Mr Jack Zhang (significant influence or control).
Who runs Airwallex (UK)?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Airwallex (UK): Kai Wu, Pranav Kumar Sood and Paul Gerard Christensen.
How long has Airwallex (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 5 April 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2018.
What do Airwallex (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show turnover of £504k (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of −£6.73m (no earlier figure to compare).

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