Mat & Sam Afric Link Ltd

Reference number: 610710

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Registered with the FCA

This firm is registered as a small payment institution. That is a lighter regime than full FCA authorisation, applied to smaller payment firms, and safeguarding of customer money is optional at this size.

Website, phone number and address

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

  • When msafriclinks.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07860 367092 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode B8 3DD
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Other names (1)

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

  • Africlink Money Transfer Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers No FSCS cover
    Safeguarding is optional for a payment firm of this size, so your money may not be held in a separate protected account. Ask the firm whether it safeguards customer funds before sending it money. FSCS protection does not apply either way.
  • 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 (1 permission)
  • 6. Money remittance.

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
06647529
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 July 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
276 Alum Rock Road, Birmingham, B8 3DD, England
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (SIC 47190)
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Arshad Hussain Gilani Director Jan 1968 20 May 2025 6 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
6
closed down
4
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 6 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 2 on the FCA register, including 2 no longer authorised
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£11.0k

+3.3% from £10.6k

Employees (average)

0

−100% from 1

Owed within a year

£2,007

No earlier figure to compare

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 06647529. 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

Mat & Sam Afric Link’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (11)

2025

11 August 2025

  • Matthew Olusola Olabode stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

3 July 2025

  • Wasif Altaf took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

31 October 2018

  • Registered as a small payment institution

FCA register

2016

1 June 2016

  • Matthew Olusola Olabode became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

15 March 2014

  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

2013

22 November 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2008

15 July 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Mat & Sam Afric Link

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

connected firms
7
no longer authorised
2
share a director
3

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Mat & Sam Afric Link

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

In England

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mat & Sam Afric Link Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Mat & Sam Afric Link Ltd (FRN 610710) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services.
What is Mat & Sam Afric Link’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07860 367092 and the website msafriclinks.com for Mat & Sam Afric Link. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Mat & Sam Afric Link a scam or clone?
Mat & Sam Afric Link 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 Mat & Sam Afric Link?
Protection depends on which product you hold and how Mat & Sam Afric Link handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Mat & Sam Afric Link to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Mat & Sam Afric Link?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Mat & Sam Afric Link: Mr Wasif Altaf (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Matthew Olusola Olabode.
Who runs Mat & Sam Afric Link?
Companies House lists one director of Mat & Sam Afric Link: Arshad Hussain Gilani.
How long has Mat & Sam Afric Link been in business?
The company was formed on 15 July 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2018.
What do Mat & Sam Afric Link’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £11.0k (+3.3% from £10.6k).
Does Mat & Sam Afric Link use any other names?
It trades as Africlink Money Transfer.

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