Freemarketfx Limited

Reference number: 585093

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When wearefreemarket.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3393 2709 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SE1 0HS
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Other names (1)

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

  • Freemarket Trading 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 (5 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.

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
07289573
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 June 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Unit 331-333 Metal Box Factory 30 Great Guildford Street, London, SE1 0HS, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alexander Graham Hunn Director Feb 1970 18 Jun 2010 1 other company
Richard Thomas Ricci Director Aug 1962 23 Dec 2015 5 other companies
Charlotte Louise Benham Crosswell Director Jul 1972 1 Jul 2017 16 other companies
Guy Whittaker Director Sep 1956 1 Nov 2020 None
Andrew Duncan Adams Director Aug 1963 15 Jul 2024 12 other companies
Murray Alexander Raisbeck Director Feb 1978 22 Oct 2025 8 other companies
Louise Kingston Director Nov 1981 22 Oct 2025 1 other company
Jamie King Secretary Not published 23 Jul 2025 –

Other companies run by these 7 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
43
closed down
11
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 43 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 on the FCA register
  • All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (7) All events (32)

2020

29 April 2020

  • No longer supervised by HMRC

FCA register

6 April 2020

  • Bhl (UK) Holdings Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

16 May 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

20 December 2012

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2010

1 August 2010

  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

18 June 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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Firms connected to Freemarketfx

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

connected firms
7
share a director
5
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Freemarketfx

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

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  • 43 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 32 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Freemarketfx Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Freemarketfx Limited (FRN 585093) 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 Freemarketfx’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3393 2709 and the website wearefreemarket.com for Freemarketfx. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Freemarketfx a scam or clone?
Freemarketfx 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 Freemarketfx?
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 Freemarketfx to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Freemarketfx?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Freemarketfx: Bhl (UK) Holdings Limited (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Freemarketfx?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Freemarketfx: Alexander Graham Hunn, Richard Thomas Ricci, Charlotte Louise Benham Crosswell, Guy Whittaker, Andrew Duncan Adams, Murray Alexander Raisbeck and 1 more.
How long has Freemarketfx been in business?
The company was formed on 18 June 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.
Does Freemarketfx use any other names?
It trades as Freemarket.

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