Nico (UK) Ltd

Reference number: 431322

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Global Property Ventures Limited Reference number: 797026 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Nico (UK) Ltd (FRN 431322) introduces customers to Global Property Ventures Limited (FRN 797026). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Nico (UK).
  • Example: if Nico (UK) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Nico (UK) itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When blackkatz.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7403 3097 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SE1 1LL
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Other names (1)

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

  • Black Katz Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Global Property Ventures Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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 name
NICO (UK) LIMITED
Company number
03571121
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 May 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
94 Orchard Gate, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 0QP
Nature of business
  • Real estate agencies (SIC 68310)
  • Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Giovanni Giorgio Nico Director Nov 1965 27 May 1998 2 other companies
Alessandro Umberto Nunzi Director Jan 1972 1 Aug 2006 3 other companies
Alessandro Umberto Nunzi Secretary Not published 1 Aug 2006 3 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
3
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 2 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 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1,078

−20% from £1,353

Cash at bank

£78.4k

−14% from £90.8k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£150k

−8.6% from £164k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 03571121. 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

Nico (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (10)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Nico & Nunzi (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

20 April 2005

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1998

27 May 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Nico (UK)

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nico (UK) Ltd FCA authorised?
Nico (UK) Ltd (FRN 431322) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Nico (UK)?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Nico (UK) Ltd (FRN 431322) introduces customers to Global Property Ventures Limited (FRN 797026). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Nico (UK). Example: if Nico (UK) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Nico (UK) itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Nico (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7403 3097 and the website blackkatz.com for Nico (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nico (UK) a scam or clone?
Nico (UK) 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 Nico (UK)?
Protection works through Global Property Ventures Limited, the principal firm responsible for Nico (UK)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Nico (UK)?
Nico (UK) is owned by Nico & Nunzi (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Nico (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Nico (UK): Giovanni Giorgio Nico and Alessandro Umberto Nunzi.
How long has Nico (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 27 May 1998.
What do Nico (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £1,078 (−20% from £1,353) and cash at bank of £78.4k (−14% from £90.8k).
Does Nico (UK) use any other names?
It trades as Black Katz.

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