Equals Money International Limited

Reference number: 900493

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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 equalsmoney.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7778 9302 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4V 3BJ
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Other names (3)

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

  • Equals Trading name
  • FAIR PAYMENTS LIMITED Former name
  • Q Money One Limited Former name

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.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • a) Services enabling cash placement on a payment account
  • b) Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account
  • c) Execution of payment transactions (not covered by a credit line)
  • d) Execution of payment transactions (covered by a credit line)
  • e) Issuing payment instruments or acquiring payment transactions
  • f) Money remittance
  • g) Execution of payment transactions via telecoms, IT system or network operator
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money

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
09558664
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 April 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
3rd Floor, Vintners' Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ, England
Nature of business
  • Banks (SIC 64191)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian Alexander Irving Strafford-Taylor Director Oct 1960 8 Sep 2017 13 other companies
Matthijs Willem Adriaan Boon Director Nov 1976 6 Aug 2019 4 other companies
Andrew John Phillips Director Jan 1981 16 Dec 2021 10 other companies
James Lingard Simcox Director Jan 1993 1 May 2025 2 other companies
Peter William Haspel Director May 1970 7 Aug 2026 42 other companies
Rosanna Colangeli Secretary Not published 1 Aug 2021 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
66
closed down
16
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 66 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register, including 2 no longer authorised
  • The 2 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Equals Money International’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (28)

2023

12 May 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "FAIR PAYMENTS LIMITED"

FCA register

2020

10 January 2020

  • Anthony James Quirke no longer has significant control
  • Q Money Limited gave up control

Companies House

2018

21 May 2018

  • Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

5 April 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Q Money One Limited"

FCA register

2017

19 January 2017

  • Equals Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony James Quirke gained significant control
  • Q Money Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

25 August 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

23 April 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 17
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Firms connected to Equals Money International

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

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its phone number
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 66 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Equals Money International Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Equals Money International Limited (FRN 900493) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Equals Money International’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7778 9302 and the website equalsmoney.com for Equals Money International. 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 4 other FCA firms.
Is Equals Money International a scam or clone?
Equals Money International 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 Equals Money International?
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 Equals Money International to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Equals Money International?
Equals Money International is owned by Equals Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 19 January 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Q Money Limited and Mr Anthony James Quirke.
Who runs Equals Money International?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Equals Money International: Ian Alexander Irving Strafford-Taylor, Matthijs Willem Adriaan Boon, Andrew John Phillips, James Lingard Simcox and Peter William Haspel.
How long has Equals Money International been in business?
The company was formed on 23 April 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.
Does Equals Money International use any other names?
It trades as Equals. It has previously used 2 other names: FAIR PAYMENTS LIMITED and Q Money One Limited.

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