Finthesis Ltd

Reference number: 924263

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When paio.company first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07766 495095 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RM1 3PJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Paio Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Paymentz 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.
Show FCA detail (7 permissions)
  • 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.
  • 3. Executing payment transactions (no credit line)
  • 5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.
  • 6. Money remittance.
  • 7. Payment initiation services
  • 8. Account information services

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
29 January 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
2-4 Eastern Road, Imperial Offices, Romford, RM1 3PJ, England
Nature of business
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
George Mast Stein Director Jul 1960 31 Mar 2020 2 other companies
Daniel Ion Director Aug 1982 1 Jul 2026 1 other company

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
3
closed down
1
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 3 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 2 on the FCA register, including 2 no longer authorised
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£2.01m

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

Profit before tax

£110k

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

Total equity

£132k

+516% from £21.4k

Cash at bank

£697k

+368% from £149k

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12431685. 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

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

2026

10 June 2026

  • Yuliia Nikulina stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

6 May 2026

  • Finch Flow Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2025

11 February 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Paymentz Ltd"

FCA register

29 January 2025

  • Deniss Sadovenko stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2024

11 October 2024

  • Andres Bravo stopped being a part-owner
  • Yuliia Nikulina became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

3 January 2024

  • Andres Bravo became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2023

18 September 2023

  • Arie Chiche gave up control
  • Deniss Sadovenko became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2020

30 November 2020

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

FCA register

29 January 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Arie Chiche took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 24 events

  • All 24 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Finthesis

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Finthesis

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

In Romford

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 24 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Finthesis Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Finthesis Ltd (FRN 924263) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2020 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Finthesis’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07766 495095 and the website paio.company/en for Finthesis. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Finthesis a scam or clone?
Finthesis 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 Finthesis?
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 Finthesis to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Finthesis?
Finthesis is owned by Finch Flow Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 May 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Deniss Sadovenko, Mr Arie Chiche and Mr. Andres Bravo.
Who runs Finthesis?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Finthesis: George Mast Stein and Daniel Ion.
How long has Finthesis been in business?
The company was formed on 29 January 2020, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2020.
What do Finthesis’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show turnover of £2.01m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £110k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does Finthesis use any other names?
It trades as Paio. It has previously used the name Paymentz Ltd.

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