Credit Financier Invest Limited

Reference number: 828955

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When cfi.trade first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3907 4131 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1J 8DZ
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Other names (4)

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

  • CFI Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • CFI Financial Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • cfi.trade Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • CFI UK Trading name: A name it trades under now.

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake phone numbers (1)
  • +852 51368538
Fake email addresses (1)
  • info@cfi-hk.net
Fake websites (1)
  • cfihongkong.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
Show FCA detail (4 permissions)
  • 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

  • Unable to act as Principal
    The firm is unable to register or oversee any Appointed Representatives as defined by section 39 of FSMA
  • No referrals to non-EEA entities
    The firm must not refer a client to a non-EEA entity for an investment service, and must not refer a client to any person with a view to them being passed to a non-EEA entity for an investment service. In this requirement non EEA entity means an entity that has its registered office (or, if it has no registered office, its head office) in a non- EEA state. (investment service) has the meaning set out in the FCA Handbook Glossary as amended from time to time, and includes a service which is provided outside of the EEA.

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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 October 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
16 Berkeley Street, London, W1J 8DZ, England
Nature of business
  • Security and commodity contracts dealing activities (SIC 66120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mohamad Daher Director Oct 1987 17 Mar 2020 None
Jerome Thompson Director Dec 1976 11 Jun 2024 3 other companies
Mazin Abbas Director Oct 1981 27 Oct 2025 None

Other companies run by these 3 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
3
closed down
2
still active
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, 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 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£48.1k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Total equity

£768k

+119% from £351k

Cash at bank

£424k

+32% from £320k

Owed within a year

£22.5k

+130% from £9,810

The previous accounts cover 15 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

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 11634673. 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

Credit Financier Invest’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

22 February 2021

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2019

15 October 2019

  • FCA imposed a requirement (No referrals to non-EEA entities)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Unable to act as Principal)

FCA register

14 October 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2018

24 October 2018

  • Cfi Financial Group Holding Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

22 October 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 27 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Credit Financier Invest Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Credit Financier Invest Limited (FRN 828955) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2019. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Credit Financier Invest’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3907 4131 and the website cfi.trade for Credit Financier Invest. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Credit Financier Invest a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Credit Financier Invest: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Credit Financier Invest, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Credit Financier Invest?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Credit Financier Invest to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Credit Financier Invest?
Credit Financier Invest is owned by Cfi Financial Group Holding Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 24 October 2018.
Who runs Credit Financier Invest?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Credit Financier Invest: Mohamad Daher, Jerome Thompson and Mazin Abbas.
How long has Credit Financier Invest been in business?
The company was formed on 22 October 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2019.
What do Credit Financier Invest’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £48.1k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and total equity of £768k (+119% from £351k).
Does Credit Financier Invest use any other names?
It trades as CFI, CFI Financial, cfi.trade and CFI UK.

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