FC Capital Limited

Reference number: 740633

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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 fastcredit.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 093 0043 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1N 2JS
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Other names (2)

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

  • Fast Credit Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • FC Capital Limited 1 Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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 (2)
  • 07577 090722
  • 07836 669017
The FCA warning these came from

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

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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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  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

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
15 February 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
19 Holborn, London, EC1N 2JS, England
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (SIC 47770)
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Artur Asatryan Director Nov 1987 15 Feb 2016 4 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
4
closed down
3
still active
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£36.7m

+105% from £17.9m

Profit before tax

£17.6m

+177% from £6.36m

Net assets

£42.6m

+46% from £29.2m

Cash at bank

£1.84m

−80% from £9.36m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 8 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Figures from the year to 31 December 2024 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10004632. 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

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

2025

10 October 2025

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

2021

16 December 2021

  • Vahe Badalyan stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

13 July 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Vahe Badalyan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Vigen Badalyan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

15 February 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms like FC Capital

Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.

In London

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 8 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is FC Capital Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, FC Capital Limited (FRN 740633) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is FC Capital’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 093 0043 and the website fastcredit.co.uk for FC Capital. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is FC Capital a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated FC Capital: 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 FC Capital, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with FC Capital?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how FC Capital handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about FC Capital to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns FC Capital?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of FC Capital: Mr Vigen Badalyan (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Vahe Badalyan.
Who runs FC Capital?
Companies House lists one director of FC Capital: Artur Asatryan.
How long has FC Capital been in business?
The company was formed on 15 February 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2016.
What do FC Capital’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £36.7m (+105% from £17.9m) and profit before tax of £17.6m (+177% from £6.36m).
Does FC Capital use any other names?
It trades as Fast Credit. It has previously used the name FC Capital Limited 1.

Sources and links

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