Privalgo Markets Limited

Reference number: 950964

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When privalgomarkets.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3880 0575 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3M 1BD
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • 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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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Use of CFDs limited to NDFs and cash settled swaps
    The firm may only carry out the investment activity of Contract for Differences (CFD) with clients in relation to cash settled Foreign Exchange Swaps and Non-Deliverable Forwards (NDFs).

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
11219560
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 February 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
5th & 6th Floor, 16 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1BD, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Zubeir Bham Director May 1979 9 Apr 2021 3 other companies
Dawn Knaggs Director Nov 1979 9 Apr 2021 None
Richard Chunn Director Jun 1981 9 Apr 2021 2 other companies
Matthew Clarke Director May 1984 12 Dec 2023 2 other companies
Daniel John Biggs Director Jan 1983 12 Dec 2023 1 other company

Other companies run by these 5 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
3
still active
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 5 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 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£131k

Down £77.4k from −£53.6k

Net assets

£696k

−16% from £827k

Cash at bank

£973k

+2.4% from £951k

Owed within a year

£11.6m

+45% from £8.00m

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 11219560. 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

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

Key events (10) All events (20)

2024

23 September 2024

  • Privalgo Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stewart Blake stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

10 May 2022

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Use of CFDs limited to NDFs and cash settled swaps)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2021

9 April 2021

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 4 new directors took over

Companies House

2019

19 June 2019

  • Stewart Blake became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Xhedge Limited gave up control

Companies House

2018

22 February 2018

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

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Privalgo Markets

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

connected firms
3
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Privalgo Markets Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Privalgo Markets Limited (FRN 950964) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2022 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Privalgo Markets’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3880 0575 and the website privalgomarkets.co.uk for Privalgo Markets. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Privalgo Markets a scam or clone?
Privalgo Markets 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 Privalgo Markets?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Privalgo Markets to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Privalgo Markets?
Privalgo Markets is owned by Privalgo Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 23 September 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Stewart Blake and Xhedge Limited.
Who runs Privalgo Markets?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Privalgo Markets: Zubeir Bham, Dawn Knaggs, Richard Chunn, Matthew Clarke and Daniel John Biggs.
How long has Privalgo Markets been in business?
The company was formed on 22 February 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2022.
What do Privalgo Markets’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of −£131k (down £77.4k from −£53.6k) and net assets of £696k (−16% from £827k).

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