Geoswift UK Limited

Reference number: 747393

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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 geoswift.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8058 1896 is
  • Whether EC3V 9DU is a shared office: 28 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • Geoswift 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.
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  • 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
07743004
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 August 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
Birchin Court, 20 Birchin Lane, London, EC3V 9DU, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jing Huo Director Jan 1981 1 Mar 2023 5 other companies
Raymond Qu Director Apr 1971 1 Mar 2023 None

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
5
closed down
1
still active
4

In the full report: all 5 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
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£489k

<1% from £485k

Cash at bank

£447k

+24% from £359k

Employees (average)

4

−20% from 5

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 07743004. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (27)

2018

26 October 2018

  • No longer supervised by HMRC

FCA register

22 May 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

1 December 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

17 August 2016

  • Raymond Qu became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

1 September 2015

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

FCA register

2011

17 August 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 27 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Geoswift UK Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Geoswift UK Limited (FRN 747393) 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 Geoswift UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8058 1896 and the website geoswift.com for Geoswift UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Geoswift UK a scam or clone?
Geoswift UK 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 Geoswift UK?
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 Geoswift UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Geoswift UK?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Geoswift UK: Mr Raymond Qu (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Geoswift UK?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Geoswift UK: Jing Huo and Raymond Qu.
How long has Geoswift UK been in business?
The company was formed on 17 August 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.
What do Geoswift UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £489k (<1% from £485k) and cash at bank of £447k (+24% from £359k).
Does Geoswift UK use any other names?
It trades as Geoswift.

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