Counting Ltd: FCA regulated?

Acts as an e-money agent

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts as an e-money agent under another firm's authorisation.

Agent for 8 years
No FCA actions
Your funds are not FSCS protected
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Responsible principal firm

Prepay Technologies Ltd Reference number: 900010 Authorised View firm →

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.

Website

countingup.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

020 8068 6862
Address

20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU, United Kingdom

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

When countingup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 020 8068 6862 is, and the other firm that gives it
Whether N1 7GU is a shared office: 86 other firms give it

Other names (1)

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

Countingup Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.

Key dates in its history

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

2019

4 March 2019

Began trading as "Countingup"

FCA register

2018

5 February 2018

Status on the FCA register became "EMD Agent"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Counting

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

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Counting

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

In the North London (N) postcode area

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3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 2 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Counting Ltd FCA authorised?

Counting Ltd (FRN 902029) 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 Counting’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8068 6862 and the website countingup.com for Counting. 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 Counting a scam or clone?

Counting 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 Counting?

Counting 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.

Does Counting use any other names?

It trades as Countingup.