Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) Limited

Reference number: 798771

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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

  • When cmt.london first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7183 1894 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W3 0RB
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Other names (2)

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

  • Abacus Pay Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • CREATIVE MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LTD Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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.
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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.
  • 4. Executing payment transactions (credit line)
  • 5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 November 2012 (13 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor 99 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jason Marc Poliner Director Oct 1954 5 Nov 2012 2 other companies
Ronald Sherman Director Apr 1960 5 Nov 2012 1 other company
D&A SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 15 Dec 2016 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
2
still active
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.59m

+16% from £2.25m

Cash at bank

£899k

+13% from £797k

Employees (average)

14

Same as 14

Owed within a year

£1.11m

−17% from £1.34m

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08281080. 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

Creative Mobile Technologies (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

24 September 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "CREATIVE MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LTD"

FCA register

2018

8 August 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Creative Mobile Technologies (Europe) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

5 November 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Creative Mobile Technologies (UK)

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Creative Mobile Technologies (UK)

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

In London

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 8 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) Limited (FRN 798771) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Creative Mobile Technologies (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7183 1894 and the website cmt.london for Creative Mobile Technologies (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) a scam or clone?
Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) 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 Creative Mobile Technologies (UK)?
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 Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Creative Mobile Technologies (UK)?
Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) is owned by Creative Mobile Technologies (Europe) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Creative Mobile Technologies (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Creative Mobile Technologies (UK): Jason Marc Poliner and Ronald Sherman.
How long has Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 5 November 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2018.
What do Creative Mobile Technologies (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £2.59m (+16% from £2.25m) and cash at bank of £899k (+13% from £797k).
Does Creative Mobile Technologies (UK) use any other names?
It trades as Abacus Pay. It has previously used the name CREATIVE MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LTD.

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