IFG Network UK Limited

Reference number: 552306

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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 interfacefinancial.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01732 769011 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN9 1EP
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Other names (1)

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

  • The Interface Financial Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 April 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Factoring (SIC 64992)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
George Shapiro Director Sep 1958 28 Apr 2010 None
Bruce John Williams Director Oct 1958 8 May 2012 7 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
5
still active
2

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 9 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

Total equity

£1,521

−87% from £11.9k

Cash at bank

£4,009

+39% from £2,886

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£21.3k

+49% from £14.3k

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 07227874. 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

IFG Network UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

4 November 2025

  • George Shapiro gave up control
  • Ifg Financial Network LLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • George Shapiro took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2011

5 July 2011

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2010

19 April 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to IFG Network UK

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with IFG Network UK. 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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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is IFG Network UK Limited FCA authorised?
IFG Network UK Limited (FRN 552306) 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 IFG Network UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01732 769011 and the website interfacefinancial.co.uk for IFG Network UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is IFG Network UK a scam or clone?
IFG Network UK 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 IFG Network UK?
Money you hand to IFG Network UK 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 IFG Network UK?
IFG Network UK is owned by Ifg Financial Network LLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 4 November 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr George Shapiro.
Who runs IFG Network UK?
Companies House lists 2 directors of IFG Network UK: George Shapiro and Bruce John Williams.
How long has IFG Network UK been in business?
The company was formed on 19 April 2010.
What do IFG Network UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £1,521 (−87% from £11.9k) and cash at bank of £4,009 (+39% from £2,886).
Does IFG Network UK use any other names?
It trades as The Interface Financial Group.

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