Grants Paymentsolutions Ltd

Reference number: 802287

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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 3ribe.io first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07457 410327 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RM13 8EU
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Other names (3)

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

  • 3ribe Trading name
  • GRANTS PAYMENT Former trading name
  • Monimates Former 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 (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
08111736
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 June 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Oludare Akindele Director Oct 1968 19 Jun 2012 7 other companies
Ikechukwu Olufemi Ekwuyasi Director Mar 1979 13 Dec 2023 None
Olorunfemi Ademola Omogbenigun Director Feb 1981 13 Dec 2023 None

Other companies run by these 3 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
7
closed down
4
still active
3

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£835k

−8.5% from £912k

Cash at bank

£139k

+204% from £45.7k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£202k

+66% from £122k

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

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 08111736. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (27)

2025

9 September 2025

  • Ikechukwu Olufemi Ekwuyasi stopped being a part-owner
  • Olorunfemi Ademola Omogbenigun stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2023

13 December 2023

  • Ikechukwu Olufemi Ekwuyasi became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Olorunfemi Ademola Omogbenigun became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

31 October 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

28 June 2018

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

FCA register

19 February 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2017

1 January 2017

  • James Oludare Akindele took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

19 June 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Grants Paymentsolutions

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Grants Paymentsolutions

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

In Rainham

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 27 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Grants Paymentsolutions Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Grants Paymentsolutions Ltd (FRN 802287) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Grants Paymentsolutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07457 410327 and the website 3ribe.io for Grants Paymentsolutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Grants Paymentsolutions a scam or clone?
Grants Paymentsolutions 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 Grants Paymentsolutions?
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 Grants Paymentsolutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Grants Paymentsolutions?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Grants Paymentsolutions: Mr James Oludare Akindele (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Ikechukwu Olufemi Ekwuyasi and Mr Olorunfemi Ademola Omogbenigun.
Who runs Grants Paymentsolutions?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Grants Paymentsolutions: James Oludare Akindele, Ikechukwu Olufemi Ekwuyasi and Olorunfemi Ademola Omogbenigun.
How long has Grants Paymentsolutions been in business?
The company was formed on 19 June 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2018.
What do Grants Paymentsolutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £835k (−8.5% from £912k) and cash at bank of £139k (+204% from £45.7k).
Does Grants Paymentsolutions use any other names?
It trades as 3ribe. It has previously used 2 other names: GRANTS PAYMENT and Monimates.

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