Count Finance Ltd

Reference number: 1017452

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Acts as a payment agent

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts as a payment agent under another firm's authorisation.

This is one of the company's FCA records. It separately holds full FCA authorisation under FRN 1017828 →.

Responsible principal firm

PLAID FINANCIAL LTD. Reference number: 804718 Authorised View firm →

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When count-finance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07511 199806 is
  • Whether W1W 5PF is a shared office: 144 other firms give it
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection works through the principal
    This firm acts as an agent of an authorised payment or e-money firm rather than holding its own authorisation. FSCS does not protect money held by an agent. Funds should be safeguarded by the principal, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may still be able to look at a complaint.

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
15124304
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 September 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
167-169 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PF, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Laura-Isabell Katharina Helene Cornely Director Mar 1991 8 Sep 2023 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£71.1k

Up £68.5k from £2,588

Cash at bank

£105k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

2

+100% from 1

Owed within a year

£34.1k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

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 15124304. 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

Count Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (7)

2024

25 July 2024

  • Status on the FCA register became "PSD Agent"

FCA register

2023

8 September 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Alexander Maximilian Cornely became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Laura-Isabell Katharina Helene Cornely became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 7 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Count Finance Ltd FCA authorised?
Count Finance Ltd (FRN 1017452) is on the FCA register as an agent of an authorised payment or e-money firm. It does not hold its own authorisation: it acts under the principal's, and the principal is responsible for the money.
What is Count Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07511 199806 and the website count-finance.com for Count Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Count Finance a scam or clone?
Count Finance 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 Count Finance?
Count Finance is an agent, so it does not hold its own FCA authorisation and FSCS does not protect money held by an agent. Your money should be safeguarded by the authorised firm it acts for. You can still refer a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which may be able to look at it.
Who owns Count Finance?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Count Finance: Mrs Laura-Isabell Katharina Helene Cornely (25–50% of shares) and Mr Alexander Maximilian Cornely (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Count Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Count Finance: Laura-Isabell Katharina Helene Cornely.
How long has Count Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 8 September 2023.
What do Count Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £71.1k (up £68.5k from £2,588) and cash at bank of £105k (no earlier figure to compare).

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