London Merchant Bank Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 10 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 1999
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
Phone number

07943 605544
Address

7200 The Quorum, Oxford Business Park North, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2JZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07943 605544 is
Who else gives the postcode OX4 2JZ

Other names (1)

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

London Merchant Corporate Finance Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
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.

Show FCA detail (3 permissions)

Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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: 03837036 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 7 September 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office: Oxford House 1600 Parkway Court, John Smith Drive, Oxford Business Park South, Oxford, OX4 2JY, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Non-trading company non trading (SIC 74990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Gabriel Michel El-Kassir	Director	Nov 1956	7 Sep 1999	53 other companies
Simon Maughan Antonis	Director	May 1975	11 Feb 2016	3 other companies
Rachel Elizabeth El Kassir	Secretary	Not published	7 Sep 1999	–

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: 56
closed down: 16
went insolvent: 3

In the full report: all 56 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 3 that went into liquidation or administration
All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£350k

+6.5% from £329k

Cash at bank

£67

−100% from £38.7k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£201k

+593% from £28.9k

Net assets

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 03837036. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

London Merchant Bank’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (15)

2016

6 April 2016

Gabriel Michel El-Kassir gave up control
Gabriel Michel El-Kassir took control (75–100% of shares)
Gre Capital Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

15 March 2016

Changed its registered name from "London Merchant Corporate Finance Limited"

FCA register

2015

1 December 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1999

7 September 1999

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

All 15 events in its history (7 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 6

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is London Merchant Bank Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, London Merchant Bank Limited (FRN 677148) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is London Merchant Bank’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07943 605544 for London Merchant Bank. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is London Merchant Bank a scam or clone?

London Merchant Bank 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 London Merchant Bank?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about London Merchant Bank to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns London Merchant Bank?

London Merchant Bank is owned by Gre Capital Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Gabriel Michel El-Kassir.

Who runs London Merchant Bank?

Companies House lists 2 directors of London Merchant Bank: Gabriel Michel El-Kassir and Simon Maughan Antonis.

How long has London Merchant Bank been in business?

The company was formed on 7 September 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.

What do London Merchant Bank’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £350k (+6.5% from £329k) and cash at bank of £67 (−100% from £38.7k).

Does London Merchant Bank use any other names?

It has previously used the name London Merchant Corporate Finance Limited.