Paymenex Ltd

Reference number: 591757

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Registered with the FCA

This firm is registered as a small payment institution. That is a lighter regime than full FCA authorisation, applied to smaller payment firms, and safeguarding of customer money is optional at this size.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When paymenex.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07984 812404 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1N 8UN
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Other names (2)

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

  • LAKOOS Trading name
  • xWallet Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers No FSCS cover
    Safeguarding is optional for a payment firm of this size, so your money may not be held in a separate protected account. Ask the firm whether it safeguards customer funds before sending it money. FSCS protection does not apply either way.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • 6. Money remittance.

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
06500070
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 February 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor, 18 St. Cross Street, London, EC1N 8UN, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
  • Information technology consultancy activities (SIC 62020)
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)
  • Data processing, hosting and related activities (SIC 63110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kingsley Chibuzor Aguoru (Dr) Director May 1967 2 Jan 2009 4 other companies
Kingsley Chibuzor Aguoru (Dr) Secretary Not published 1 Mar 2016 –

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
4
closed down
4

In the full report: all 4 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
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£266k

−83% from £1.56m

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£142k

−4.1% from £149k

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 06500070. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (29)

2018

2 October 2018

  • Registered as a small payment institution

FCA register

2017

25 January 2017

  • Kingsley Chibuzor Aguoru took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

1 November 2011

  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

2008

11 February 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

2001

22 November 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 29 events

  • All 29 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 17
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Firms connected to Paymenex

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

connected firms
5
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Paymenex

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

In London

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 29 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Paymenex Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Paymenex Ltd (FRN 591757) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services.
What is Paymenex’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07984 812404 and the website paymenex.com for Paymenex. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Paymenex a scam or clone?
Paymenex 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 Paymenex?
Protection depends on which product you hold and how Paymenex handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Paymenex to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Paymenex?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Paymenex: Dr Kingsley Chibuzor Aguoru (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Paymenex?
Companies House lists one director of Paymenex: Kingsley Chibuzor Aguoru (Dr).
How long has Paymenex been in business?
The company was formed on 11 February 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2018.
What do Paymenex’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £266k (−83% from £1.56m).
Does Paymenex use any other names?
It trades as LAKOOS. It has previously used the name xWallet.

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