Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
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.
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Phone number
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Address
BNF Bank Plc, 53 Davies Street, London, W1K 5JH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When bnf.bank first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07949 221437 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1K 5JH
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake phone numbers (3)
- 020 4577 0268
- 020 7183 4345
- 07564 809606
Fake email addresses (2)
- admin@bnfagroupeu.com
- christopher.bnf@gmail.com
Fake websites (2)
- bnfagroupeu.com
- bnfassurance.com
The FCA warning these came from
- BNF Assurance 11 May 2021
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
- Accepting Deposits
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company name
- BNF BANK PLC (LONDON BRANCH)
- Company number
- FC036636 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Overseas company
- Incorporated
- 21 March 2019 (7 years old)
- Registered office
- 203, Level 2 Rue D'Argens, Gzira, Gzr1368, Malta
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mark Johnson | Director | Sep 1966 | 1 Sep 2019 | 42 other companies |
| Sheikh Turki Bin Faisal Al Thani | Director | Oct 1991 | 24 Sep 2019 | None |
| Sheikh Mohammed Bin Faisal Al-Thani | Director | Aug 1988 | 24 Sep 2019 | None |
| Juanita Bencini | Director | Aug 1961 | 24 Sep 2019 | None |
| Charles Borg | Director | Feb 1961 | 24 Sep 2019 | None |
| Michael Frendo | Director | Jul 1955 | 24 Sep 2019 | None |
| Mario Paul Galea | Director | Jul 1954 | 24 Sep 2019 | None |
| Hassan El-Sayed Hassan Abdalla | Director | Aug 1960 | 28 Jun 2022 | None |
| Mohammed Abdelqader Darwish Al-Ramahi | Director | Jul 1973 | 15 Feb 2023 | None |
| Sheikh Jassim Feisal Al-Thani | Director | Aug 1996 | 15 Feb 2023 | None |
| Tarik Mahmut | Director | Apr 1966 | 15 Feb 2023 | None |
| David Power | Director | Jan 1960 | 26 Jun 2025 | None |
| Jean Noel Cutajar | Secretary | Not published | 15 Apr 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 12 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
- 42
- closed down
- 21
- are FCA-registered
- 15
In the full report: all 42 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 12 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 15 on the FCA register
- All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
BNF Bank’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
14 November 2023
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2021
11 May 2021
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2019
21 March 2019
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
Companies House · FCA register
In the full report: all 31 events
- All 31 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 24
Firms connected to BNF Bank
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with BNF Bank. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past links
- 12
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 12 past links through former directors
Firms like BNF Bank
Other firms of the same type (bank or building society), nearest first.
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- 3 background checks on its contact details
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: BNF Assurance fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk