GTS Securities Europe Ltd

Reference number: 667904

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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 gtsx.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07849 130013 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2V 6AA
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

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
25 July 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
5 Cheapside C/O Argyll Management Limited, 5 Cheapside, Offices 507-508, St. Paul, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 6AA, England
Nature of business
  • Security dealing on own account (SIC 64991)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ari Rubenstein Director Jan 1972 25 Jul 2014 None
Maximilian Raymond Hall Director Jul 1987 27 May 2016 None
Ken Zhang Director Apr 1987 27 May 2016 1 other company

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£255k

From a loss of £497k

Total equity

£1.71m

+41% from £1.21m

Cash at bank

£11.0k

−53% from £23.6k

Owed within a year

£1.12m

−40% from £1.86m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £0, for the year to 31 December 2020.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09148018. 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

GTS Securities Europe’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

7 April 2021

  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ari Rubenstein gained significant control

Companies House

2015

29 December 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2014

25 July 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is GTS Securities Europe Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, GTS Securities Europe Ltd (FRN 667904) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is GTS Securities Europe’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07849 130013 and the website gtsx.com for GTS Securities Europe. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is GTS Securities Europe a scam or clone?
GTS Securities Europe 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 GTS Securities Europe?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about GTS Securities Europe to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns GTS Securities Europe?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of GTS Securities Europe: Mr Ari Rubenstein (significant influence or control).
Who runs GTS Securities Europe?
Companies House lists 3 directors of GTS Securities Europe: Ari Rubenstein, Maximilian Raymond Hall and Ken Zhang.
How long has GTS Securities Europe been in business?
The company was formed on 25 July 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.
What do GTS Securities Europe’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £255k (from a loss of £497k) and total equity of £1.71m (+41% from £1.21m).

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