Equitas Capital Limited

Reference number: 1020185

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    120 Cockfosters Road, Barnet, EN2 0DZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode EN2 0DZ
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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
12722412
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 July 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
120 Cockfosters Road, Barnet, EN4 0DZ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nicholas Christofi Director Oct 1985 6 Jul 2020 None
Demetrios Zenonos Antoniou Director Sep 1976 25 Jan 2024 32 other companies

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
32
closed down
12
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 32 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 3 on the FCA register
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£417

Down £517 from £100

Cash at bank

£994

Up £894 from £100

Employees (average)

2

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£1,412

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £417 more than it owned.

Net assets

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 12722412. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (6) All events (10)

2025

7 February 2025

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2024

25 January 2024

  • Bennetta Investments Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Nicholas Christofi gave up control
  • Topaz Investment Capital Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2020

6 July 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Nicholas Christofi took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Equitas Capital

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 32 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Equitas Capital Limited FCA authorised?
Equitas Capital Limited (FRN 1020185) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
Is Equitas Capital a scam or clone?
Equitas Capital is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with Equitas Capital?
Money you hand to Equitas Capital is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns Equitas Capital?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Equitas Capital: Bennetta Investments Limited (25–50% of shares) and Topaz Investment Capital Limited (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Nicholas Christofi.
Who runs Equitas Capital?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Equitas Capital: Nicholas Christofi and Demetrios Zenonos Antoniou.
How long has Equitas Capital been in business?
The company was formed on 6 July 2020.
What do Equitas Capital’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of −£417 (down £517 from £100) and cash at bank of £994 (up £894 from £100).

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