Armagold Limited: FCA regulated?

On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

Registered for 10 years
No FCA actions
Active company since 2000
Accounts filed up to 31 January 2026

What does this mean?

Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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

07818 728582
Address

c/o Citroen Wells, Devonshire House, 1 Devonshire St, London, W1W 5DR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07818 728582 is
Who else gives the postcode W1W 5DR

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

Money-laundering registration only
This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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: 03905257 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 12 January 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office: C/O Tc Citroen Wells Limited, 5th Floor, 3 Dorset Rise, London, EC4Y 8EN, England
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Norman James George Linton	Director	Nov 1951	17 Jan 2000	10 other companies
Andrew Darren Samuels	Director	Mar 1969	17 Jan 2000	90 other companies
Karen Philippa Linton Skinner	Director	Jun 1980	26 Apr 2010	17 other companies
Alexander Jonathan Linton	Director	Apr 1986	19 Aug 2015	14 other companies
Josephine Linton	Director	Jul 1977	20 May 2022	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: 112
closed down: 58
are FCA-registered: 4

In the full report: all 112 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 4 on the FCA register
The 17 companies these 5 directors run together
All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2026Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£363k

+27% from £286k

Cash at bank

£449k

+33% from £337k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£6.06m

−2.4% from £6.21m

Total equity

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
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 03905257. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (12)

2016

6 April 2016

Norman James George Linton took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

9 December 2015

Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2000

12 January 2000

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

All 12 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 9

Firms connected to Armagold

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

connected firms: 3
share a director: 3
past link: 1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

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112 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 12 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Armagold Limited FCA authorised?

Armagold Limited (FRN 723907) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.

What is Armagold’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07818 728582 for Armagold. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Armagold a scam or clone?

Armagold is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.

Is my money safe with Armagold?

Money you hand to Armagold is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

Who owns Armagold?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Armagold: Mr Norman James George Linton (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Armagold?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Armagold: Norman James George Linton, Andrew Darren Samuels, Karen Philippa Linton Skinner, Alexander Jonathan Linton and Josephine Linton.

How long has Armagold been in business?

The company was formed on 12 January 2000.

What do Armagold’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2026, show total equity of £363k (+27% from £286k) and cash at bank of £449k (+33% from £337k).