Global Reach Partners Limited

Reference number: 504315

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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

  • When corpay.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3465 8200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2R 6DA
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Other names (3)

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

  • Corpay Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Global Reach Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Global Reach Group Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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 (3 permissions)
  • 1. Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account.
  • 3. Executing payment transactions (no credit line)
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 December 2001 (24 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor 8-10 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6DA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Timothy Mark Watson (Dr) Director Jul 1979 1 May 2021 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
2
closed down
2

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Global Reach Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

14 March 2025

  • Corpay, Inc. took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Project Galaxy Bidco Limited gave up control

Companies House

2018

11 May 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

11 May 2016

  • Project Galaxy Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

1 November 2009

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

27 July 2009

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

FCA register

2001

21 December 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 45 events

  • All 45 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 31
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Firms connected to Global Reach Partners

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

connected firms
4
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Global Reach Partners

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

In London

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 45 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Global Reach Partners Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Global Reach Partners Limited (FRN 504315) 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 Global Reach Partners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3465 8200 and the website corpay.com for Global Reach Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Global Reach Partners a scam or clone?
Global Reach Partners 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 Global Reach Partners?
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 Global Reach Partners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Global Reach Partners?
Global Reach Partners is owned by Corpay, Inc., which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 14 March 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Project Galaxy Bidco Limited.
Who runs Global Reach Partners?
Companies House lists one director of Global Reach Partners: Timothy Mark Watson (Dr).
How long has Global Reach Partners been in business?
The company was formed on 21 December 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.
Does Global Reach Partners use any other names?
It trades as Corpay. It has previously used 2 other names: Global Reach and Global Reach Group.

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