Mizuho International PLC
Reference number: 119256
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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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Phone number
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Address
30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When mizuhogroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7236 1090 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC4M 7AU
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- IBJ International Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- IBJ International Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake phone numbers (1)
- 020 3745 2797
Fake email addresses (1)
- joseph.thomas@mizuho.grouppw.com
The FCA warning these came from
- Mizuho International 19 January 2021
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Accepting Deposits
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing investments
- Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
- Sending dematerialised instructions
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 01203696 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 March 1975 (51 years old)
- Registered office
- 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU, England
- Nature of business
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- Banks (SIC 64191)
- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Maureen Anne Erasmus | Director | Jun 1960 | 17 May 2017 | 9 other companies |
| David John Atkinson | Director | Jan 1970 | 1 Feb 2020 | 3 other companies |
| Gregory Nicholas Brian Bennett | Director | Apr 1969 | 1 Sep 2020 | 6 other companies |
| Tim Waddell | Director | Oct 1962 | 1 Jan 2024 | None |
| Yutaka Nanjo | Director | Apr 1968 | 1 Apr 2024 | None |
| Yoji Imafuku | Director | Jul 1977 | 16 May 2024 | None |
| Mr. Hiroki Kurakagi | Director | May 1971 | 1 Apr 2025 | None |
| Mr. Atsushi Shibukawa | Director | Apr 1971 | 1 Apr 2025 | None |
| Matthew Douglas Longfield Ponsonby (Hon) | Director | Jan 1965 | 1 Oct 2025 | 4 other companies |
| Vikram Agrawal | Director | Dec 1978 | 1 Jul 2026 | None |
| Alexander Richardson | Secretary | Not published | 18 Sep 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 10 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
- 21
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 5
In the full report: all 21 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 10 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 10 directors run together
- All 96 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Mizuho International’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
19 January 2021
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2016
6 April 2016
- Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2001
1 December 2001
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2000
1 December 2000
- Changed its registered name from "IBJ International Plc"
FCA register · Companies House
1992
31 July 1992
- Changed its registered name from "IBJ International Ltd"
FCA register
1988
29 April 1988
- Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date
FCA register
1975
14 March 1975
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 177 events
- All 177 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 164
Firms connected to Mizuho International
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mizuho International. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
- past links
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Mizuho International
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- 21 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 177 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: Mizuho International fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk