Oil Brokerage Limited

Reference number: 146361

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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

  • When oilbrokerage.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7438 2400 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4M 7RB
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Other names (1)

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

  • OB Energy Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
02300831
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 September 1988 (38 years old)
Registered office
5th Floor 10 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AF, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Joseph Francis Kelly Jr Director Aug 1971 2 Oct 2017 2 other companies
Darryl Anthony Denyssen Director May 1973 2 Jun 2026 48 other companies
James Richard John Martin Director Mar 1966 2 Jun 2026 18 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
52
closed down
12
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 52 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 15 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£121.8m

+6.5% from £114.3m

Profit before tax

£511k

−88% from £4.42m

Net assets

£23.0m

+4.6% from £22.0m

Cash at bank

£3.88m

−11% from £4.35m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02300831. 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

Oil Brokerage’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (19) All events (32)

2021

1 May 2021

  • Miguel Angel Loya gained significant control
  • Miguel Angel Loya no longer has significant control
  • Oil Brokerage Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Oil Brokerage Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2019

16 December 2019

  • John Klosek no longer has significant control

Companies House

2017

2 October 2017

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
  • Enrique Javier Loya gained significant control
  • Enrique Javier Loya no longer has significant control
  • James Colin McNicol no longer has significant control
  • John Klosek gained significant control
  • Joseph Francis Kelly Jr gained significant control
  • Joseph Francis Kelly Jr no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • James Colin McNicol gained significant control
  • Oil Brokerage Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA 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

1994

16 September 1994

  • Regulated by the Securities and Futures Authority from this date

FCA register

1988

29 September 1988

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (19 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Oil Brokerage

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past links
2

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
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 52 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 32 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Oil Brokerage Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Oil Brokerage Limited (FRN 146361) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Oil Brokerage’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7438 2400 and the website oilbrokerage.com for Oil Brokerage. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Oil Brokerage a scam or clone?
Oil Brokerage 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 Oil Brokerage?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Oil Brokerage to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Oil Brokerage?
Oil Brokerage is owned by Oil Brokerage Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 1 May 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Joseph Francis Kelly Jr, Mr Enrique Javier Loya and Mr James Colin McNicol.
Who runs Oil Brokerage?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Oil Brokerage: Joseph Francis Kelly Jr, Darryl Anthony Denyssen and James Richard John Martin.
How long has Oil Brokerage been in business?
The company was formed on 29 September 1988, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
What do Oil Brokerage’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £121.8m (+6.5% from £114.3m) and profit before tax of £511k (−88% from £4.42m).
Does Oil Brokerage use any other names?
It trades as OB Energy.

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