Roqqett Ltd

Reference number: 925174

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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

  • When roqqett.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7778 9302 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4V 3BJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Equals Trading name
  • Roqqett.com Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your 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, 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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  • 7. Payment initiation services
  • 8. Account information services

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
12330839
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 November 2019 (6 years old)
Registered office
Third Floor, Thames House Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Matthijs Willem Adriaan Boon Director Nov 1976 6 Jan 2023 None
Ian Alexander Irving Strafford-Taylor Director Oct 1960 6 Jan 2023 None
James Lingard Simcox Director Jan 1993 1 May 2025 3 other companies

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
3
closed down
1
still active
2

In the full report: all 3 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 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2022Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£655k

Up £667k from −£12.3k

Cash at bank

£152k

Up £151k from £900

Employees (average)

9

Same as 9

Owed within a year

£1.05m

+399% from £209k

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Assets and liabilities

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 12330839. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (19)

2023

6 January 2023

  • Equals Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Robert Glenn Smith gave up control

Companies House

2020

24 July 2020

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2019

25 November 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Robert Glenn Smith took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Roqqett

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

connected firms
4
share its phone number
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Roqqett

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

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Roqqett Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Roqqett Ltd (FRN 925174) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2020 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Roqqett’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7778 9302 and the website roqqett.com for Roqqett. 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 4 other FCA firms.
Is Roqqett a scam or clone?
Roqqett 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 Roqqett?
It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about Roqqett to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Roqqett?
Roqqett is owned by Equals Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 January 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Robert Glenn Smith.
Who runs Roqqett?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Roqqett: Matthijs Willem Adriaan Boon, Ian Alexander Irving Strafford-Taylor and James Lingard Simcox.
How long has Roqqett been in business?
The company was formed on 25 November 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2020.
What do Roqqett’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2022, show net assets of £655k (up £667k from −£12.3k) and cash at bank of £152k (up £151k from £900).
Does Roqqett use any other names?
It trades as Equals. It has previously used the name Roqqett.com.

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