Luminary Inc Finance Ltd

Reference number: 900904

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Registered with the FCA

This firm is registered as a small e-money institution. That is a lighter regime than full FCA authorisation, applied to smaller e-money firms, though it must still safeguard the money it holds.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When luminaryinc.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 4572 9955 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2M 5SQ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Belnax Limited Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • COMETA PAY LTD Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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
16 May 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
29 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 5SQ, England
Nature of business
  • Other information service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 63990)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Aleksejs Telepna Director Feb 1986 16 May 2018 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
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Filed accounts and finances

7 months to 31 December 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£15.8k

−274% from £9,088

Cash at bank

£51.1k

−40% from £85.6k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£68.3k

−11% from £77.0k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £15.8k more than it owned.

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 11366159. 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

Luminary Inc Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

5 January 2026

  • Aleksejs Telepna gave up control
  • Alexander Chernyshev took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2024

26 November 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "COMETA PAY LTD"

FCA register

2022

24 August 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Belnax Limited"

FCA register

2020

31 March 2020

  • Artiom Vasiliev stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2019

13 February 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Status on the FCA register became "Small Electronic Money Institution"
  • Began trading as "Belnax Limited"

FCA register

2018

16 May 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Aleksejs Telepna took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Artiom Vasiliev became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Aleksejs Telepna appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Luminary Inc Finance

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Luminary Inc Finance

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

In London

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Luminary Inc Finance Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Luminary Inc Finance Ltd (FRN 900904) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services.
What is Luminary Inc Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 4572 9955 and the website luminaryinc.com for Luminary Inc Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Luminary Inc Finance a scam or clone?
Luminary Inc Finance 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 Luminary Inc Finance?
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 Luminary Inc Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Luminary Inc Finance?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Luminary Inc Finance: Mr Alexander Chernyshev (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Aleksejs Telepna and Artiom Vasiliev.
Who runs Luminary Inc Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Luminary Inc Finance: Aleksejs Telepna.
How long has Luminary Inc Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 16 May 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2019.
What do Luminary Inc Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of −£15.8k (−274% from £9,088) and cash at bank of £51.1k (−40% from £85.6k).
Does Luminary Inc Finance use any other names?
It trades as Belnax Limited. It has previously used the name COMETA PAY LTD.

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