IBV Management London Limited

Reference number: 935640

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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

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 ibvintertionalvaults.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3988 3680 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1K 1PW
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Other names (8)

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

  • IBV International Trading name
  • IBV International Vaults London Trading name
  • IBV Vaults Trading name
  • IBV Vaults London Trading name
  • London Vaults Trading name
  • London Vaults Management Ltd Trading name
  • LONDON VAULTS LIMITED Former name
  • LONDON VAULTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED Former 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
12115786
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 July 2019 (7 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 22 Jul 2019 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£1.27m

Down £362k from −£904k

Cash at bank

£2,476

−72% from £8,705

Employees (average)

6

Same as 6

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1.27m more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 12115786. 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 Management London’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (24) All events (31)

2023

2 October 2023

  • Ashok Sewnarain became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • John James Gerard Hoey became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Kamalkant Hawabhay gave up control
  • Mahomed Sadeck Ahmed Paruk gave up control

Companies House

2022

23 August 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "LONDON VAULTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED"

FCA register

17 June 2022

  • Ashok Sewnarain gave up control
  • John James Gerard Hoey became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • John James Gerard Hoey stopped being the majority owner
  • Kamalkant Hawabhay took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mahomed Sadeck Ahmed Paruk took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

5 May 2022

  • Ashok Sewnarain took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Global Vaults Holdings gave up control

Companies House

5 January 2022

  • Global Vaults Holdings took control (75–100% of shares)
  • John James Gerard Hoey gave up control

Companies House

2021

1 December 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "LONDON VAULTS LIMITED"

FCA register

31 August 2021

  • Ibv London Holdings Limited gave up control
  • John James Gerard Hoey took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2020

1 December 2020

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

22 June 2020

  • Ibv International Vaults (London) Ltd gave up control
  • Ibv London Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

15 January 2020

  • Ibv International Vaults (London) Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • John James Gerard Hoey gave up control

Companies House

2019

22 July 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • John James Gerard Hoey took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 31 events

  • All 31 events in its history (24 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to IBV Management London

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with IBV Management 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
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 31 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is IBV Management London Limited FCA authorised?
IBV Management London Limited (FRN 935640) 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.
What is IBV Management London’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3988 3680 and the website ibvintertionalvaults.com for IBV Management London. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is IBV Management London a scam or clone?
IBV Management 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 Management London?
Money you hand to IBV Management 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 Management London?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of IBV Management London: Mr John James Gerard Hoey (50–75% of shares) and Mr Ashok Sewnarain (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Global Vaults Holdings, Ibv London Holdings Limited and Ibv International Vaults (London) Ltd.
Who runs IBV Management London?
Companies House lists one director of IBV Management London: John James Gerard Hoey.
How long has IBV Management London been in business?
The company was formed on 22 July 2019.
What do IBV Management London’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of −£1.27m (down £362k from −£904k) and cash at bank of £2,476 (−72% from £8,705).
Does IBV Management London use any other names?
It trades as IBV International, IBV International Vaults London, IBV Vaults, IBV Vaults London and London Vaults, and 1 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: LONDON VAULTS LIMITED and LONDON VAULTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED.

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