Aurelius Lion One Limited

Reference number: 989862

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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.

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

    020 7440 0498

  • Address

    6th Floor, 33 Glasshouse Street, London, W1B 5DG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 020 7440 0498 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1B 5DG
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Other names (1)

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

  • Aurelius Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 July 2022 (4 years old)
Registered office
33 Glasshouse Street, 3rd Floor, London, W1B 5DG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Karun Dhir Director Dec 1978 16 Aug 2022 7 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
7
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

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

17 months to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£0

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

−£7.65m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Total equity

−£7.65m

Down £7.65m from £1

Cash at bank

£70.1k

No earlier figure to compare

Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £7.65m more than it owned.

The previous accounts cover 12 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

Total equity

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 14241050. 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

Aurelius Lion One’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

20 February 2023

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2022

18 July 2022

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Aurelius Lion Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Aurelius Lion One

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aurelius Lion One Limited FCA authorised?
Aurelius Lion One Limited (FRN 989862) 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 Aurelius Lion One’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7440 0498 for Aurelius Lion One. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Aurelius Lion One a scam or clone?
Aurelius Lion One 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 Aurelius Lion One?
Money you hand to Aurelius Lion One 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 Aurelius Lion One?
Aurelius Lion One is owned by Aurelius Lion Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 18 July 2022.
Who runs Aurelius Lion One?
Companies House lists one director of Aurelius Lion One: Karun Dhir.
How long has Aurelius Lion One been in business?
The company was formed on 18 July 2022.
What do Aurelius Lion One’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £0 (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of −£7.65m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does Aurelius Lion One use any other names?
It trades as Aurelius Finance.

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