Ascendantfx Capital UK, Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 7 years
Your funds are safeguarded
No FCA actions
Active company since 2018
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

ascendantfx.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

+1 250 412 5306
Address

Office 28 at Eventus, Sunderland Road, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, PE6 8FD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When ascendantfx.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line +1 250 412 5306 is
Who else gives the postcode PE6 8FD

Other names (3)

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

AFX Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Ascendant Trading name: A name it trades under now.
AscendantFX Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.

Show FCA detail (2 permissions)

5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.
6. Money remittance.

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: 11457407 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 10 July 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office: 8th Floor 100 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Bernard Mark Beck	Director	Oct 1955	10 Jul 2018	2 other companies
David Michael Ryde	Director	Oct 1973	12 Jun 2024	None
Shemina Jiwani	Director	Mar 1978	13 Dec 2024	None
Terence Francis Burke	Director	Dec 1949	8 Dec 2025	None
LDC NOMINEE SECRETARY LIMITED	Corporate secretary	Not published	1 Feb 2021	–

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

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£297k

+9.3% from £271k

Cash at bank

£240k

+59% from £151k

Employees (average)

11

Same as 11

Owed within a year

£949k

+34% from £706k

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

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 11457407. 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

Ascendantfx Capital UK,’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (27)

2023

18 September 2023

Russell Fleischer took control (75–100% of shares)
Tony Yat Wai Ma gave up control

Companies House

2019

9 July 2019

Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2018

18 July 2018

Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

10 July 2018

Incorporated at Companies House
Tony Yat Wai Ma took control (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

All 27 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 18

Firms connected to Ascendantfx Capital UK,

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

past link: 1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

1 past link through former directors

Firms like Ascendantfx Capital UK,

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

In the Peterborough (PE) postcode area

Kokeb LtdPeterboroughRegistered Travelex Europe LimitedPeterboroughAuthorised

Elsewhere in the UK

Uber Payments UK LimitedLondonAuthorised eBay Commerce UK LtdAuthorised Wise Payments LimitedLondonAuthorised HiFX Europe LimitedBracknellAuthorised

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ascendantfx Capital UK, Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Ascendantfx Capital UK, Limited (FRN 814664) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2019 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Ascendantfx Capital UK,’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number +1 250 412 5306 and the website ascendantfx.com for Ascendantfx Capital UK,. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Ascendantfx Capital UK, a scam or clone?

Ascendantfx Capital 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 Ascendantfx Capital 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 Ascendantfx Capital UK, to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Ascendantfx Capital UK,?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ascendantfx Capital UK,: Mr Russell Fleischer (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Tony Yat Wai Ma.

Who runs Ascendantfx Capital UK,?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Ascendantfx Capital UK,: Bernard Mark Beck, David Michael Ryde, Shemina Jiwani and Terence Francis Burke.

How long has Ascendantfx Capital UK, been in business?

The company was formed on 10 July 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2019.

What do Ascendantfx Capital UK,’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £297k (+9.3% from £271k) and cash at bank of £240k (+59% from £151k).

Does Ascendantfx Capital UK, use any other names?

It trades as AFX, Ascendant and AscendantFX.