IBV International Vaults (London) Ltd

Reference number: 801608

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    IBV International Vaults (London) Ltd, 46 Park Lane, London, W1K 1PW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode W1K 1PW
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Other names (6)

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

  • IBV International Vaults Trading name
  • International Bank Vaults Trading name
  • Internationalbankvaults.com Trading name
  • Internationalvaults.com Trading name
  • www.internationalbankvaults.com Trading name
  • www.internationalvaults.com Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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
10441385
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 October 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
46 Park Lane, Mayfair, London, W1K 1PW, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John James Gerard Hoey Director Feb 1966 19 Sep 2017 8 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
8
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 8 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
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£1.82m

Down £4,872 from −£1.82m

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1.82m more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 10441385. 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

IBV International Vaults (London)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (20)

2022

5 January 2022

  • Global Vaults Holdings gave up control
  • Global Vaults Holdings took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Ibv London Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Kamalkant Hawabhay took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mahomed Sadeck Ahmed Paruk took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2020

15 January 2020

  • Ashok Sewnarain gave up control
  • Ibv London Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

7 March 2018

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2016

24 October 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Ashok Sewnarain took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to IBV International Vaults (London)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with IBV International Vaults (London). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is IBV International Vaults (London) Ltd FCA authorised?
IBV International Vaults (London) Ltd (FRN 801608) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
Is IBV International Vaults (London) a scam or clone?
IBV International Vaults (London) is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with IBV International Vaults (London)?
Money you hand to IBV International Vaults (London) is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns IBV International Vaults (London)?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of IBV International Vaults (London): Kamalkant Hawabhay (75–100% of shares) and Mahomed Sadeck Ahmed Paruk (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Global Vaults Holdings, Ibv London Holdings Limited and Mr Ashok Sewnarain.
Who runs IBV International Vaults (London)?
Companies House lists one director of IBV International Vaults (London): John James Gerard Hoey.
How long has IBV International Vaults (London) been in business?
The company was formed on 24 October 2016.
What do IBV International Vaults (London)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of −£1.82m (down £4,872 from −£1.82m).
Does IBV International Vaults (London) use any other names?
It trades as IBV International Vaults, International Bank Vaults, Internationalbankvaults.com, Internationalvaults.com and www.internationalbankvaults.com, and 1 more names.

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