Ortus Secured Finance VI Limited

Reference number: 944175

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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

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 ortussecuredfinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07388 228632 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1G 9SP
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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
12799494
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 August 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
Nations House, 103 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QS, England
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard Beenstock Director Jul 1979 7 Aug 2020 11 other companies
Jonathan Richard Salisbury Director Sep 1977 7 Aug 2020 2 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
12
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 12 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 2 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2023Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£1.62m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£20.8k

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Employees (average)

0

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Owed within a year

£1.28m

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1.62m more than it owned.

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 12799494. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Ortus Secured Finance VI’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (7)

2021

24 February 2021

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2020

7 August 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Ortus Secured Finance Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Ortus Secured Finance VI

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

connected firms
3
share a director
2
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ortus Secured Finance VI Limited FCA authorised?
Ortus Secured Finance VI Limited (FRN 944175) 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.
What is Ortus Secured Finance VI’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07388 228632 and the website ortussecuredfinance.co.uk for Ortus Secured Finance VI. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ortus Secured Finance VI a scam or clone?
Ortus Secured Finance VI 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 Ortus Secured Finance VI?
Money you hand to Ortus Secured Finance VI 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 Ortus Secured Finance VI?
Ortus Secured Finance VI is owned by Ortus Secured Finance Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 7 August 2020.
Who runs Ortus Secured Finance VI?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Ortus Secured Finance VI: Richard Beenstock and Jonathan Richard Salisbury.
How long has Ortus Secured Finance VI been in business?
The company was formed on 7 August 2020.
What do Ortus Secured Finance VI’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2023, show net assets of −£1.62m (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £20.8k (no earlier figure to compare).

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