Mercore Capital Ltd

Reference number: 983852

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 3105 9000

  • Address

    6th Floor, 55 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 020 3105 9000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4R 9AD
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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
14251247
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 July 2022 (4 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor 55 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AD, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Charles James Sims Lazenby Director Sep 1980 22 Jul 2022 3 other companies
David John Stafford Director Sep 1983 22 Jul 2022 7 other companies
Anthony Craig Wadsworth-Hill Director Jan 1983 22 Jul 2022 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
11
closed down
2
run together
2

In the full report: all 11 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
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£5.35m

Up £5.28m from £72.1k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£785k

−21% from £992k

Assets and liabilities

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 14251247. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (8)

2022

24 October 2022

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

22 July 2022

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Mercore Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Mercore Capital

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mercore Capital. 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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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 8 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mercore Capital Ltd FCA authorised?
Mercore Capital Ltd (FRN 983852) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
What is Mercore Capital’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3105 9000 for Mercore Capital. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Mercore Capital a scam or clone?
Mercore Capital is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with Mercore Capital?
Money you hand to Mercore Capital is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns Mercore Capital?
Mercore Capital is owned by Mercore Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 22 July 2022.
Who runs Mercore Capital?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Mercore Capital: Charles James Sims Lazenby, David John Stafford and Anthony Craig Wadsworth-Hill.
How long has Mercore Capital been in business?
The company was formed on 22 July 2022.
What do Mercore Capital’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £5.35m (up £5.28m from £72.1k).

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