Obsidian Capital Limited

Reference number: 660622

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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

    12 Hay Hill, Mayfair, London, W1J 8NR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode W1J 8NR
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Other names (2)

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

  • Obsidian Trading name
  • Obsidian Occident Limited Former name

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 number
08951154
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 March 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
12 Hay Hill, London, W1J 8NR, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Olusegun Okubanjo Director Apr 1977 20 Mar 2014 5 other companies

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
5
closed down
2
still active
3

In the full report: all 5 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£538k

Down £57.2k from −£480k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£481k

+14% from £424k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £538k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 08951154. 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

Obsidian Capital’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

14 August 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Obsidian Occident Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Olusegun Okubanjo took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 January 2015

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2014

16 December 2014

  • Began trading as "Obsidian"

FCA register

20 March 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Olusegun Okubanjo appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Obsidian Capital Limited FCA authorised?
Obsidian Capital Limited (FRN 660622) 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 Obsidian Capital a scam or clone?
Obsidian Capital 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 Obsidian Capital?
Money you hand to Obsidian Capital 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 Obsidian Capital?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Obsidian Capital: Mr Olusegun Okubanjo (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Obsidian Capital?
Companies House lists one director of Obsidian Capital: Olusegun Okubanjo.
How long has Obsidian Capital been in business?
The company was formed on 20 March 2014.
What do Obsidian Capital’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of −£538k (down £57.2k from −£480k).
Does Obsidian Capital use any other names?
It trades as Obsidian. It has previously used the name Obsidian Occident Limited.

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