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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Westside One, Westside, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 9TD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 020 7608 6299 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode HP3 9TD
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguardedYour 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, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- a) Services enabling cash placement on a payment account
- b) Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account
- c) Execution of payment transactions (not covered by a credit line)
- d) Execution of payment transactions (covered by a credit line)
- e) Issuing payment instruments or acquiring payment transactions
- f) Money remittance
- g) Execution of payment transactions via telecoms, IT system or network operator
- h) Issuing Electronic Money
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
- 09193070 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 29 August 2014 (12 years old)
- Registered office
- Westside, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 9TD
- Nature of business
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- Non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900)
- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Philip Gurney | Director | Jun 1970 | 31 Jan 2019 | 56 other companies |
| Matthew David Howe | Director | Aug 1971 | 31 Jan 2019 | 25 other companies |
| Adrian Stuart Warren | Director | May 1980 | 1 Apr 2021 | None |
| Robert Charles Caplehorn | Director | Jan 1956 | 12 Apr 2024 | 11 other companies |
| Michelle Josephine Wainhouse | Secretary | Not published | 31 Jan 2019 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 70
- closed down
- 56
- are FCA-registered
- 5
In the full report: all 70 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register, including 2 no longer authorised
- The 22 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
GVS Prepaid’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
20 February 2019
- Minister For Communications Climate Action And Environment gave up control
Companies House
2018
12 July 2018
- Minister For Communications Climate Action And Environment took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
9 March 2018
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- No longer regulated by the FCA
- Became an authorised e-money institution
FCA register
2015
25 March 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2014
29 August 2014
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 32 events
- All 32 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 24
Firms connected to GVS Prepaid
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with GVS Prepaid. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 4
- share its phone number
- 2
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like GVS Prepaid
Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.
In Hertfordshire
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- 70 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 32 events in its history
- 5 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- How safeguarding works fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk