Planet Merchant Services Limited
Reference number: 815854
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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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Phone number
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Address
Ilona Rose House, Manette Street, London, Middlesex, W1D 4AL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When planetpayment.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8843 7197 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1D 4AL
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Planet Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- FINTRAX INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT SERVICES LIMITED Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguardedYour money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- 5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.
- 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
- 08791017 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 November 2013 (12 years old)
- Registered office
- First Floor Ilona Rose House, Manette Street, London, W1D 4AL, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Dominic Close | Director | Oct 1977 | 6 Feb 2024 | None |
| David Lincoln Herron | Director | Apr 1971 | 6 Feb 2024 | 4 other companies |
| Linda Jane Zarza Hand | Director | Mar 1974 | 6 Feb 2024 | None |
| Cerian Natasha Tahany | Secretary | Not published | 11 Aug 2026 | – |
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
- 4
- still active
- 4
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Planet Merchant Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
21 October 2021
- Eurazeo S.E. no longer holds 50–75% of the votes
Companies House
2020
25 April 2020
- Franklin UK Bidco Limited gave up control
Companies House
2019
20 November 2019
- Connacht SPV 3 Limited gave up control
- Franklin UK Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2018
19 October 2018
- Changed its registered name from "FINTRAX INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT SERVICES LIMITED"
FCA register
25 September 2018
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became an authorised payment institution
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Connacht SPV 3 Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Eurazeo S.E. gained 50–75% of the votes
Companies House
2013
26 November 2013
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 32 events
- All 32 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 21
Firms connected to Planet Merchant Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Planet Merchant Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Planet Merchant Services
Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.
In London
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 32 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- How safeguarding works fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk