Golden Xpress UK Ltd

Reference number: 623879

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Registered with the FCA

This firm is registered as a small payment institution. That is a lighter regime than full FCA authorisation, applied to smaller payment firms, and safeguarding of customer money is optional at this size.

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 afaanmoneytransfer.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 8235 6155 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SO14 6RG
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Other names (2)

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

  • Afaan Money Transfer Trading name
  • Golden Xpress Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers No FSCS cover
    Safeguarding is optional for a payment firm of this size, so your money may not be held in a separate protected account. Ask the firm whether it safeguards customer funds before sending it money. FSCS protection does not apply either way.
  • 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 (1 permission)
  • 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
08675873
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 September 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
102 Lodge Road, Southampton, SO14 6RG, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Wahab Rehman Director Mar 1991 28 Mar 2025 3 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
3
still active
3
is FCA-registered
1

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

Year to 30 September 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1,113

−97% from £35.7k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£6,086

Up £5,850 from £236

Net assets

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08675873. 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

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

Key events (11) All events (17)

2026

27 April 2026

  • Hussain Omer Bidean stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2025

17 October 2025

  • Mohamed Abdi Shafi Hamid stopped being a part-owner
  • Wahab Rehman took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2022

4 October 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Golden Xpress Ltd"

FCA register

2021

4 March 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Golden Xpress UK Ltd"

FCA register

2018

3 May 2018

  • Registered as a small payment institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Hussain Omer Bidean became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Mohamed Abdi Shafi Hamid became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

18 September 2014

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

FCA register

21 May 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2013

4 September 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Golden Xpress UK

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Golden Xpress UK

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

In England

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Golden Xpress UK Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Golden Xpress UK Ltd (FRN 623879) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services.
What is Golden Xpress UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 8235 6155 and the website afaanmoneytransfer.co.uk for Golden Xpress UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Golden Xpress UK a scam or clone?
Golden Xpress 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 Golden Xpress UK?
Protection depends on which product you hold and how Golden Xpress UK handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Golden Xpress UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Golden Xpress UK?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Golden Xpress UK: Mr Wahab Rehman (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Hussain Omer Bidean and Mr Mohamed Abdi Shafi Hamid.
Who runs Golden Xpress UK?
Companies House lists one director of Golden Xpress UK: Wahab Rehman.
How long has Golden Xpress UK been in business?
The company was formed on 4 September 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.
What do Golden Xpress UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £1,113 (−97% from £35.7k).
Does Golden Xpress UK use any other names?
It trades as Afaan Money Transfer. It has previously used the name Golden Xpress Ltd.

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