Larstal Limited

Reference number: 901001

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07873 961372

  • Address

    C/O Kirk Rice Llp Victoria House, 178- 180 Fleet Road, Fleet, GU51 4DA, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07873 961372 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GU51 4DA
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Other names (1)

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

  • AstroPay Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • 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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  • a) Services enabling cash placement on a payment account
  • b) Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account
  • c) Execution of payment transactions (not covered by a credit line)
  • d) Execution of payment transactions (covered by a credit line)
  • e) Issuing payment instruments or acquiring payment transactions
  • f) Money remittance
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money

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
30 April 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
C/O Kirk Rice Llp Victoria House, 178- 180 Fleet Road, Fleet, GU51 4DA, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ronald Preiskel Director Mar 1969 13 Jun 2024 2 other companies
Diego Alejandro Steinberg Duek Director Jan 1994 29 Sep 2025 None
Guillermo Hiram Dotta Brugman Director Jul 1987 7 Sep 2026 None

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other companies
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2022Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.64m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Total equity

£1.93m

+652% from £257k

Cash at bank

£19.4m

+277% from £5.15m

Employees (average)

2

−33% from 3

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Total equity

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 11970628. 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

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

2019

3 December 2019

  • Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

19 June 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

30 April 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Andrés Bzurovski Bay became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sergio Enrique Fogel Kaplan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 17
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Firms connected to Larstal

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Larstal

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

In the Guildford (GU) postcode area

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Larstal Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Larstal Limited (FRN 901001) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2019 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Larstal’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07873 961372 for Larstal. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Larstal a scam or clone?
Larstal 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 Larstal?
It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about Larstal to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Larstal?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Larstal: Mr Andrés Bzurovski Bay (25–50% of shares) and Mr Sergio Enrique Fogel Kaplan (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Larstal?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Larstal: Ronald Preiskel, Diego Alejandro Steinberg Duek and Guillermo Hiram Dotta Brugman.
How long has Larstal been in business?
The company was formed on 30 April 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2019.
What do Larstal’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show profit before tax of £1.64m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and total equity of £1.93m (+652% from £257k).
Does Larstal use any other names?
It trades as AstroPay.

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