Britannia Safe Deposit Ltd

Reference number: 1036293

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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

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    1 King Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7AB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode BL4 7AB
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Other names (2)

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

  • Britannia SDC Trading name
  • Britannia Vaults & Britannia Safe Deposit Trading name

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
12125412
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 July 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
Unit 1 Green Acre Park, The Valley, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 8HN, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Molyneux Director Dec 1964 26 Jul 2019 11 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
11
still active
11
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 11 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

Year to 30 June 2025Dormant company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£100

Same as £100

Cash at bank

£100

Same as £100

These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.

Net assets

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12125412. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Britannia Safe Deposit’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2025

11 July 2025

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2024

4 October 2024

  • Andrew David Shaw stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

26 July 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Andrew David Shaw became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Molyneux took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Britannia Safe Deposit

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Britannia Safe Deposit Ltd FCA authorised?
Britannia Safe Deposit Ltd (FRN 1036293) 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 Britannia Safe Deposit a scam or clone?
Britannia Safe Deposit 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 Britannia Safe Deposit?
Money you hand to Britannia Safe Deposit 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 Britannia Safe Deposit?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Britannia Safe Deposit: Mr Paul Molyneux (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Andrew David Shaw.
Who runs Britannia Safe Deposit?
Companies House lists one director of Britannia Safe Deposit: Paul Molyneux.
How long has Britannia Safe Deposit been in business?
The company was formed on 26 July 2019.
What do Britannia Safe Deposit’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £100 (same as £100) and cash at bank of £100 (same as £100).
Does Britannia Safe Deposit use any other names?
It trades as Britannia SDC and Britannia Vaults & Britannia Safe Deposit.

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