Mdrn-FX Services Limited

Reference number: 540997

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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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When alphatransfers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8960 4140 is
  • Who else gives the postcode E14 9SH
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Other names (7)

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

  • Alpha Transfers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • VIP360 Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • VIP Payments Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Alphalink Financial Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Alpha Transfers Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Gold Transfers Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • Omega Express Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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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  • 1. Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account.
  • 2. Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account.
  • 3. Executing payment transactions (no credit line)
  • 5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.
  • 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 October 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Unit 1306, Sierra Quebec Bravo 77 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SH, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Rogerio Alves De Sousa Director Oct 1965 17 Oct 2007 5 other companies
Mauricio Pinheiro Barbosa Director Apr 1973 19 Nov 2007 5 other companies

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
7
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£227k

+2.6% from £221k

Cash at bank

£172k

+7.6% from £160k

Employees (average)

4

−43% from 7

Owed within a year

£228k

−58% from £538k

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 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 06401266. 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

Mdrn-FX Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

25 February 2026

  • Blk Trade Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mauricio Pinheiro Barbosa stopped being a part-owner
  • Rogerio Alves De Sousa no longer holds 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2021

26 May 2021

  • No longer supervised by HMRC

FCA register

2020

15 June 2020

  • Rogerio Alves De Sousa gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2018

28 May 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "MDRN-Fx Services Limited"

FCA register

24 May 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Alpha Transfers Limited"

FCA register

3 May 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Mauricio Pinheiro Barbosa became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

19 February 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Alphalink Financial Limited"

FCA register

2011

19 May 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

2007

17 October 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Mdrn-FX Services

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Mdrn-FX Services

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

In London

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 26 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mdrn-FX Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Mdrn-FX Services Limited (FRN 540997) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Mdrn-FX Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8960 4140 and the website alphatransfers.co.uk for Mdrn-FX Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Mdrn-FX Services a scam or clone?
Mdrn-FX 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 Mdrn-FX Services?
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 Mdrn-FX Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Mdrn-FX Services?
Mdrn-FX Services is owned by Blk Trade Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 25 February 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Rogerio Alves De Sousa and Mr Mauricio Pinheiro Barbosa.
Who runs Mdrn-FX Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Mdrn-FX Services: Rogerio Alves De Sousa and Mauricio Pinheiro Barbosa.
How long has Mdrn-FX Services been in business?
The company was formed on 17 October 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2018.
What do Mdrn-FX Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £227k (+2.6% from £221k) and cash at bank of £172k (+7.6% from £160k).
Does Mdrn-FX Services use any other names?
It trades as Alpha Transfers, VIP360 and VIP Payments. It has previously used 4 other names, including Alphalink Financial Limited, Alpha Transfers Limited and Gold Transfers.

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