Nexum Bunkers Limited

Reference number: 1013213

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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

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom

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Other names (1)

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

  • Nexum Lending Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 January 2024 (2 years old)
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors (SIC 64921)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Georgios Vonatsos Director Apr 1976 19 Apr 2024 None

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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2025Dormant company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1

No earlier figure to compare

These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.

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 15449741. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Nexum Bunkers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

1 May 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Nexum Lending Limited"

FCA register

2024

18 October 2024

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

29 January 2024

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Konstantinos Vonatsos gained significant control

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nexum Bunkers Limited FCA authorised?
Nexum Bunkers Limited (FRN 1013213) 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.
Is Nexum Bunkers a scam or clone?
Nexum Bunkers 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 Nexum Bunkers?
Money you hand to Nexum Bunkers 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 Nexum Bunkers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Nexum Bunkers: Konstantinos Vonatsos (significant influence or control).
Who runs Nexum Bunkers?
Companies House lists one director of Nexum Bunkers: Georgios Vonatsos.
How long has Nexum Bunkers been in business?
The company was formed on 29 January 2024.
What do Nexum Bunkers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show net assets of £1 (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Nexum Bunkers use any other names?
It has previously used the name Nexum Lending Limited.

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