Kikin Financial Limited

Reference number: 1016692

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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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    18 Brunswick Place, London, N1 6DZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode N1 6DZ
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Other names (1)

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

  • KIKIN FINANCIAL LIMI 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
14569152
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 January 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor 14 Museum Place, City Centre, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, CF10 3BH, Wales
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert James Forshaw Director Oct 1967 4 Jan 2023 7 other companies
Antony Woods Director Sep 1985 4 Jan 2023 1 other company

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
2
run together
1

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
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£885k

Up £886k from −£907

Cash at bank

£250k

+84% from £136k

Owed within a year

£310k

+928% from £30.1k

Assets and liabilities

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 14569152. 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

Kikin Financial’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (11)

2025

4 January 2025

  • Charles James Ronald Gower became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Functional Works Ltd gave up control

Companies House

2024

19 November 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "KIKIN FINANCIAL LIMI"

FCA register

15 November 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "KIKIN FINANCIAL LIMITED"
  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2023

4 January 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Functional Works Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Kikin Financial

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Kikin Financial. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • All 11 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kikin Financial Limited FCA authorised?
Kikin Financial Limited (FRN 1016692) 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 Kikin Financial a scam or clone?
Kikin Financial 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 Kikin Financial?
Money you hand to Kikin Financial 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 Kikin Financial?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Kikin Financial: Mr Charles James Ronald Gower (50–75% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Functional Works Ltd.
Who runs Kikin Financial?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Kikin Financial: Robert James Forshaw and Antony Woods.
How long has Kikin Financial been in business?
The company was formed on 4 January 2023.
What do Kikin Financial’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £885k (up £886k from −£907) and cash at bank of £250k (+84% from £136k).
Does Kikin Financial use any other names?
It has previously used the name KIKIN FINANCIAL LIMI.

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