Blackmead Infrastructure 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 4 years
No FCA actions
Active company since 2014
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2023
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

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
No phone number on the FCA register
Address

The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check, 1 thing worth a closer look

Whether SE1 9SG is a shared office: 32 other firms give it

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: 08928992 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 7 March 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office: C/O Foresight Group Llp The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of head offices (SIC 70100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Gary Fraser	Director	Aug 1971	7 Mar 2014	67 other companies
David Michael Hughes	Director	Feb 1952	11 Mar 2019	35 other companies
Stephen James Thayer	Director	Dec 1979	11 Mar 2019	9 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 71
closed down: 21
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 71 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 on the FCA register
The 32 companies these 3 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Small company accountsNot audited

Turnover

£0

Same as £0

Profit before tax

£64.0m

−44% from £113.6m

Net assets

£1105.5m

+26% from £879.3m

Cash at bank

£55.8m

−55% from £122.8m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2023
Both charts, 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 08928992. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (6)

2022

6 June 2022

Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Averon Park Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

7 March 2014

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Blackmead Infrastructure

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

connected firms: 3
share a director: 3
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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71 other companies its directors have run, named
1 background check on its contact details, 1 flagged
4 years of accounts, charted
All 6 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Blackmead Infrastructure Limited FCA authorised?

Blackmead Infrastructure Limited (FRN 974719) 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.

Is Blackmead Infrastructure a scam or clone?

Blackmead Infrastructure 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 Blackmead Infrastructure?

Money you hand to Blackmead Infrastructure 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 Blackmead Infrastructure?

Blackmead Infrastructure is owned by Averon Park Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board, significant influence or control and held through a firm, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Blackmead Infrastructure?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Blackmead Infrastructure: Gary Fraser, David Michael Hughes and Stephen James Thayer.

How long has Blackmead Infrastructure been in business?

The company was formed on 7 March 2014.

What do Blackmead Infrastructure’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show turnover of £0 (same as £0) and profit before tax of £64.0m (−44% from £113.6m).