Millbank FX Limited

Reference number: 787366

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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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When millbankfx.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3889 8840 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2V 8EG
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Other names (1)

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

  • IFEX 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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  • 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)
  • 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
26 January 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
Floor 4 20 King Street, London, EC2V 8EG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Matheu Allain Crisp Director Jul 1983 22 May 2017 3 other companies
Benjamin George Wilson Director May 1988 8 Mar 2018 7 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
10
closed down
5
still active
5

In the full report: all 10 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
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£945k

+78% from £532k

Cash at bank

£4.76m

−18% from £5.77m

Employees (average)

11

−21% from 14

Owed within a year

£3.99m

−30% from £5.66m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £2.23m, for the year to 31 December 2022.

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag profit before tax in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £168k, for the year to 31 December 2023.

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Net assets

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09969387. 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

Millbank FX’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

24 May 2021

  • Crispm Holdings Ltd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Matheu Allain Crisp stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2020

22 May 2020

  • Albemarle Consultancy Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Benjamin George Wilson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Benjamin George Wilson stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

26 September 2019

  • Matheu Allain Crisp became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

5 September 2019

  • Maryanna Josephine Fiorentino gave up control

Companies House

22 February 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "IFEX LTD"

FCA register

2018

8 February 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2017

12 December 2017

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

FCA register

1 November 2017

  • Erin McLoughlin stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

18 August 2017

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

10 April 2017

  • Maryanna Josephine Fiorentino took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Erin McLoughlin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

26 January 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (15 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Millbank FX

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Millbank FX

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In London

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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Millbank FX Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Millbank FX Limited (FRN 787366) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Millbank FX’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3889 8840 and the website millbankfx.com for Millbank FX. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Millbank FX a scam or clone?
Millbank FX 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 Millbank FX?
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 Millbank FX to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Millbank FX?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Millbank FX: Crispm Holdings Ltd (25–50% of shares) and Albemarle Consultancy Limited (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Miss Maryanna Josephine Fiorentino, Mr Matheu Allain Crisp and Mr Benjamin George Wilson.
Who runs Millbank FX?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Millbank FX: Matheu Allain Crisp and Benjamin George Wilson.
How long has Millbank FX been in business?
The company was formed on 26 January 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2018.
What do Millbank FX’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £945k (+78% from £532k) and cash at bank of £4.76m (−18% from £5.77m).
Does Millbank FX use any other names?
It has previously used the name IFEX LTD.

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