Ophelos Ltd

Reference number: 935242

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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 ophelos.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3318 2823 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2M 2PF
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Other names (1)

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

  • Ophelos part of intrum Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Debt-collecting

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
12185588
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 September 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
1 Finsbury Avenue, London, EC2M 2PF, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
  • Activities of collection agencies (SIC 82911)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Amon Ghaiumy-Gewinany Director Oct 1989 2 Sep 2019 None
Paul Chee Ming Chong Director Oct 1968 27 May 2020 2 other companies
Johan Erik André Åkerblom Director Mar 1978 26 Sep 2025 3 other companies
Slavímír Mizák Director Oct 1977 9 Sep 2026 None
Erik Gustav Olofsson Director Feb 1979 9 Sep 2026 None
Lawrence George Badejo-Adegbenga Director Jul 1978 9 Sep 2026 11 other companies

Other companies run by these 6 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
16
closed down
5
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

15 months to 31 December 2022Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.24m

+391% from £863k

Cash at bank

£3.94m

+352% from £870k

Employees (average)

15

+25% from 12

Owed within a year

£307k

No earlier figure to compare

Assets and liabilities

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 12185588. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (28)

2023

17 October 2023

  • Amon Ghaiumy-Gewinany stopped being a part-owner
  • Intrum Ab took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2021

4 June 2021

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2020

1 September 2020

  • Paul Chee Ming Chong stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

27 May 2020

  • Paul Chee Ming Chong became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2019

2 September 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Amon Ghaiumy-Gewinany became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 17
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Firms connected to Ophelos

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

connected firms
7
share a director
4
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ophelos Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Ophelos Ltd (FRN 935242) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2021 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ophelos’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3318 2823 and the website ophelos.com for Ophelos. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ophelos a scam or clone?
Ophelos 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 Ophelos?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ophelos handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ophelos to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ophelos?
Ophelos is owned by Intrum Ab, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 17 October 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Amon Ghaiumy-Gewinany and Mr Paul Chee Ming Chong.
Who runs Ophelos?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Ophelos: Amon Ghaiumy-Gewinany, Paul Chee Ming Chong, Johan Erik André Åkerblom, Slavímír Mizák, Erik Gustav Olofsson and Lawrence George Badejo-Adegbenga.
How long has Ophelos been in business?
The company was formed on 2 September 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2021.
What do Ophelos’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show net assets of £4.24m (+391% from £863k) and cash at bank of £3.94m (+352% from £870k).
Does Ophelos use any other names?
It trades as Ophelos part of intrum.

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