Kroll Issuer Services Limited

Reference number: 548041

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When kroll.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7704 0880 is
  • Whether SE1 9SG is a shared office: 32 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • Lucid Issuer Services Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

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
8 April 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
The News Building, Level 6, 3 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG, England
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Yves Theis Director Jun 1976 5 May 2004 None
Sunjeeve Dinesh Patel Director Feb 1971 5 May 2004 6 other companies
Julie Pearce Director Sep 1971 30 Apr 2020 6 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
12
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 12 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£24.5m

+42% from £17.2m

Profit before tax

£17.3m

+78% from £9.70m

Net assets

£40.4m

+53% from £26.4m

Cash at bank

£2.15m

+6.6% from £2.01m

Turnover and profit

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 05098454. 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

Kroll Issuer Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

31 March 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Lucid Issuer Services Ltd"

FCA register

2020

30 April 2020

  • Jlr Moon Limited stopped being the majority owner
  • Kroll International (UK) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Sunjeeve Dinesh Patel stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2018

12 March 2018

  • Jlr Moon Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Yves Theis stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Sunjeeve Dinesh Patel became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Yves Theis became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

3 January 2012

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2011

6 December 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2004

8 April 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to Kroll Issuer Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Kroll Issuer Services. 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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Firms like Kroll Issuer Services

Other firms of the same type (investment platform or stockbroker), nearest first.

In London

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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 25 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kroll Issuer Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Kroll Issuer Services Limited (FRN 548041) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2012 and works as an investment platform or stockbroker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Kroll Issuer Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7704 0880 and the website kroll.com/en for Kroll Issuer Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Kroll Issuer Services a scam or clone?
Kroll Issuer Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Kroll Issuer Services?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Kroll Issuer Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Kroll Issuer Services?
Kroll Issuer Services is owned by Kroll International (UK) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 April 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Jlr Moon Limited, Mr Sunjeeve Dinesh Patel and Mr Yves Theis.
Who runs Kroll Issuer Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Kroll Issuer Services: Yves Theis, Sunjeeve Dinesh Patel and Julie Pearce.
How long has Kroll Issuer Services been in business?
The company was formed on 8 April 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2012.
What do Kroll Issuer Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £24.5m (+42% from £17.2m) and profit before tax of £17.3m (+78% from £9.70m).
Does Kroll Issuer Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name Lucid Issuer Services Ltd.

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