Minas Center Limited

Reference number: 574477

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When minastransfer.eu first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8965 6588 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NW10 4UX
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Other names (3)

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

  • Minas International Payment Institution (MIPI) Trading name
  • Minas Transfer Trading name
  • Center Union Worldwide Money Transfer Former trading name

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.
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
05436127
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 April 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
59 Station Road, Unit 4, London, NW10 4UX, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robson Goncalves Lopes Director Jul 1965 27 Jan 2021 2 other companies
Laercio Da Silva Secretary Not published 10 Feb 2021 –

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
closed down
1
still active
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
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£91.5k

<1% from £91.4k

Employees (average)

5

+25% from 4

Owed within a year

£36.0k

Same as £36.0k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 8 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2026
  • 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 05436127. 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

Minas Center’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (22)

2018

1 June 2018

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Laercio Ribeiro Da Silva took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

9 May 2012

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

FCA register

2005

26 April 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to Minas Center

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Minas Center. 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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Firms like Minas Center

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, 1 flagged
  • 8 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Minas Center Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Minas Center Limited (FRN 574477) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Minas Center’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8965 6588 and the website minastransfer.eu for Minas Center. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Minas Center a scam or clone?
Minas Center 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 Minas Center?
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 Minas Center to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Minas Center?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Minas Center: Mr Laercio Ribeiro Da Silva (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Minas Center?
Companies House lists one director of Minas Center: Robson Goncalves Lopes.
How long has Minas Center been in business?
The company was formed on 26 April 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2018.
What do Minas Center’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2026, show net assets of £91.5k (<1% from £91.4k).
Does Minas Center use any other names?
It trades as Minas International Payment Institution (MIPI) and Minas Transfer. It has previously used the name Center Union Worldwide Money Transfer.

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