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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7539 6960 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode EC2A 1AH
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Custom House Financial (UK) LTD Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Custom House, A Western Union Company Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguardedYour 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, 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)
- 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
- 04380026 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 February 2002 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AH, England
- Nature of business
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- Administration of financial markets (SIC 66110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Victor Wright | Director | Sep 1983 | 1 Mar 2022 | None |
| Trevor Watson | Director | Mar 1977 | 30 Jun 2026 | None |
| Kevin Patrick Clark | Director | May 1990 | 30 Jun 2026 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 3 directors
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- other company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, 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
- All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Convera UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
28 July 2023
- Changed its registered name from "Custom House Financial (UK) LTD"
FCA register
2022
1 March 2022
- The Western Union Company gave up control
Companies House
2018
16 May 2018
- Became an authorised payment institution
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- The Western Union Company took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2010
1 April 2010
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date
FCA register
2002
22 February 2002
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 64 events
- All 64 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 53
Firms connected to Convera UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Convera UK. 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
Firms like Convera UK
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 64 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- How safeguarding works fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk