Convera UK Financial Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 3 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2021

Website, phone number and address

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Website

convera.com/en-gb (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 7539 6960
Address

Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When convera.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 7539 6960 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode EC2A 1AH

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
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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1. Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account.
2. Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account.
3. Executing payment transactions (no credit line)
4. Executing payment transactions (credit line)
5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.
6. Money remittance.
Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Dealing in investments as agent
Dealing in investments as principal
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

CFDs to be used for hedging purposes only

The firm may only carry out regulated activities in relation to Contract for Difference for hedging purposes only and not for speculative trading.

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: 13682869 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 15 October 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office: Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AH, England
Nature of business: Administration of financial markets (SIC 66110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Emma Louise Sinclair Bairstow-Ellis	Director	Aug 1972	15 Nov 2022	None
Michael Andrew Collins	Director	Mar 1969	15 Nov 2022	None
David Michael Prendeville	Director	Jan 1965	15 Nov 2022	1 other company
Alan Joseph Kealy	Director	Dec 1974	1 Aug 2025	None

Other companies run by these 4 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 company: 1
closed down: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Convera UK Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (19)

2022

22 December 2022

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (CFDs to be used for hedging purposes only)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

15 November 2022

Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 4 new directors took over

Companies House

2021

15 October 2021

Incorporated at Companies House
Seth Andrew Klarman gave up control
Seth Andrew Klarman took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

All 19 events in its history (7 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 11

Firms connected to Convera UK Financial

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

connected firms: 3
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

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1 other company its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 19 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Convera UK Financial Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Convera UK Financial Limited (FRN 966305) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2022 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.

What is Convera UK Financial’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7539 6960 and the website convera.com/en-gb for Convera UK Financial. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Convera UK Financial a scam or clone?

Convera UK Financial 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 Convera UK Financial?

It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. 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, and eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Convera UK Financial to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Convera UK Financial?

Companies House lists no one with significant control of Convera UK Financial now. Before that, it was controlled by Seth Andrew Klarman.

Who runs Convera UK Financial?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Convera UK Financial: Emma Louise Sinclair Bairstow-Ellis, Michael Andrew Collins, David Michael Prendeville and Alan Joseph Kealy.

How long has Convera UK Financial been in business?

The company was formed on 15 October 2021, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2022.