Central FX Limited

Reference number: 565847

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When centralfx.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7265 7979 is
  • Whether EC3M 1DT is a shared office: 21 other firms give it
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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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • 6. Money remittance.

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
07112809
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 December 2009 (16 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor 42 Trinity Square, London, EC3N 4DJ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Altan Daniel Ali Director Mar 1978 24 Jan 2010 9 other companies
Robert Lawrence Joseph Director Dec 1977 30 Sep 2011 None
Adam David Stark Director Oct 1978 30 Sep 2011 8 other companies
Altan Daniel Ali Secretary Not published 30 Sep 2011 –

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
11
closed down
9
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 6 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsAudited

Total equity

£620k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£10.4m

+66% from £6.25m

Employees (average)

26

+8.3% from 24

Owed within a year

£109.2m

+56% from £70.1m

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 07112809. 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

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

Key events (10) All events (20)

2018

23 May 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2017

20 January 2017

  • Adam David Stark became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Altan Daniel Ali became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Cm Financial Group Ltd stopped being the majority owner
  • Robert Lawrence Joseph became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Cm Financial Group Ltd became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

5 January 2012

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

2009

24 December 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Central FX

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Central FX

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

In London

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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Central FX Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Central FX Limited (FRN 565847) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Central FX’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7265 7979 and the website centralfx.co.uk for Central FX. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Central FX a scam or clone?
Central FX 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 Central FX?
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 Central FX to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Central FX?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Central FX: Mr Altan Daniel Ali (25–50% of shares), Mr Adam David Stark (25–50% of shares) and Mr Robert Lawrence Joseph (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Cm Financial Group Ltd.
Who runs Central FX?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Central FX: Altan Daniel Ali, Robert Lawrence Joseph and Adam David Stark.
How long has Central FX been in business?
The company was formed on 24 December 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.
What do Central FX’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £620k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £10.4m (+66% from £6.25m).

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