QIB (UK) PLC
Reference number: 466577
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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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Website
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Phone number
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Address
43 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3HL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When qib-uk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7268 7200 is
- Who else gives the postcode W1K 3HL
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- European Finance House Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may applyEligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- 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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- Accepting Deposits
- Administering a regulated mortgage contract
- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Causing dematerialised instructions to be sent
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Dealing in investments as principal
- Entering into a regulated mortgage contract as lender
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Managing investments
- Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
- Sending dematerialised instructions
FCA disciplinary action
FCA action
- fine
- 1
- in fines
- £1.38m
- most recent
- May 2016
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Fined £1.38m on 25 May 2016
On 8 April 2016, the PRA issued a Final Notice to QIB (UK) Plc, which imposed, pursuant to section 206 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, a financial penalty of £1,384,950 for significant failings in assessing, maintaining and reporting to the regulator on its financial resources during the period from 30 June 2011 to 31 December 2012, in breach of Principles 2 and 3 of the FSA’s Principles for Businesses. A copy of the Final Notice can be found on the Bank of England’s website and can be accessed.
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
- 04656003 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 February 2003 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- 43 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3HL, England
- Nature of business
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- Banks (SIC 64191)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Bassel Gamaleldin Mohamed Aly | Director | Dec 1966 | 26 Jul 2013 | None |
| Gourang Hemani | Director | May 1969 | 5 Aug 2014 | None |
| Marianne Laing Ismail | Director | Mar 1952 | 1 Jan 2016 | 6 other companies |
| Rakesh Sanghvi | Director | Oct 1964 | 24 Jan 2016 | None |
| Ludwig Krause | Director | Dec 1972 | 18 Apr 2019 | 2 other companies |
| Julie Nicholson | Director | Apr 1965 | 13 Jan 2023 | 9 other companies |
| David George Law | Director | Nov 1972 | 16 Oct 2025 | None |
| James Gregory Grant Ellison | Director | Sep 1974 | 23 Apr 2026 | 1 other company |
| Burak Ozen | Secretary | Not published | 16 Apr 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 8 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
- 18
- closed down
- 4
- are FCA-registered
- 6
In the full report: all 18 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 6 on the FCA register
- All 31 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Qib (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
25 May 2016
- Fined £1.38m by the PRA
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date
FCA register
2010
2 August 2010
- Changed its registered name from "European Finance House Ltd"
FCA register
2008
29 January 2008
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2003
4 February 2003
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 63 events
- All 63 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 52
Firms connected to Qib (UK)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Qib (UK). 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
- 4 past links through former directors
Firms like Qib (UK)
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- 18 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 63 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
- FCA notice: fined £1.38m on 25 May 2016 bankofengland.co.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk