Authpay Ltd

Reference number: 931876

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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 authpay.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01246 567285 is
  • Who else gives the postcode S41 9QD
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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
  • 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
12738270
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 July 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
Suite 27 Dunston Road, Dunston House, Chesterfield, S41 9QD, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Paul Woolgar-Norton Director May 1971 13 Jul 2020 5 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
5
still active
5
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 5 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Abridged accountsAudited

Net assets

£567k

+21% from £468k

Cash at bank

£248k

+945% from £23.7k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£251k

+118% from £115k

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2025
  • The chart, 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12738270. 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

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

2026

14 August 2026

  • Michael Paul Woolgar-Norton gave up control

Companies House

2021

9 August 2021

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

FCA register

2020

31 July 2020

  • Michael Paul Norton took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

13 July 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Michael Paul Woolgar-Norton took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Michael Paul Woolgar-norton appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Authpay

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4
past link
1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Authpay

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

In the Sheffield (S) postcode area

Ahad Technologies LimitedSheffieldAuthorisedShippersworld LimitedSheffieldRegisteredWarty Financial & Transfer LtdSheffieldRegistered

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Authpay Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Authpay Ltd (FRN 931876) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2021 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Authpay’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01246 567285 and the website authpay.co.uk for Authpay. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Authpay a scam or clone?
Authpay 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 Authpay?
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 Authpay to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Authpay?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Authpay: Mr Michael Paul Norton (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael Paul Woolgar-Norton.
Who runs Authpay?
Companies House lists one director of Authpay: Michael Paul Woolgar-Norton.
How long has Authpay been in business?
The company was formed on 13 July 2020, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2021.
What do Authpay’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £567k (+21% from £468k) and cash at bank of £248k (+945% from £23.7k).

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