No longer authorised
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 7 April 2015.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Last known phone number
01474 390252
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Last known address
80-83 Long Lane, London, EC1A 9ET, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01474 390252 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC1A 9ET
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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.
Concerns on the company record
- Companies House records this company as dissolved.
- Company number
- 07197499 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 March 2010 (16 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Gene Mbanwei Worifah | Director | Apr 1965 | 20 Mar 2011 | None |
| Samson Tarako Ndaga | Director | Apr 1968 | 1 Oct 2011 | 3 other companies |
| Charles Assi Akwar (Dr) | Secretary | Not published | 22 Mar 2010 | – |
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
- 3
- closed down
- 2
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 3 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
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Rapid Financial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2015
18 August 2015
- Company dissolved
Companies House
7 April 2015
- No longer regulated by the FCA
- No longer supervised by HMRC
- Status on the FCA register became "Cancelled - Authorised PI"
FCA register
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2012
27 April 2012
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date
FCA register
2010
22 March 2010
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
Firms connected to Rapid Financial Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Rapid Financial Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Rapid Financial Services
Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.
In London
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
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- All 19 events in its history
- 2 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
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