On the register, but not FCA authorised
This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.
- Registered for 4 years
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1995
- Its whole board of directors changed in January 2025
This is the company's money-laundering registration only. It separately holds full FCA authorisation under FRN 727333 →.
What does this mean?
- Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
- What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
- It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
- So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.
This company holds another FCA record
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Website, phone number and address
Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.
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No website on the FCA register
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No phone number on the FCA register
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Address
1000 Hillswood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0RS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 1 background check
- Who else gives the postcode KT16 0RS
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Money-laundering registration onlyThis firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
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
- 03086621 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 28 July 1995 (31 years old)
- Registered office
- Samsung House, 2000 Hillswood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0RS, England
- Nature of business
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- Manufacture of consumer electronics (SIC 26400)
- Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts (SIC 46520)
- Other telecommunications activities (SIC 61900)
- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chol Woong Yoon | Director | Jul 1970 | 20 Dec 2024 | None |
| Jaeyoon Ko | Director | Jan 1973 | 20 Dec 2024 | None |
| Joonil Jung | Director | Aug 1985 | 13 Jan 2025 | None |
| Hyun Su Na | Director | Jun 1971 | 15 Jan 2026 | None |
| Joonil Jung | Secretary | Not published | 13 Jan 2025 | – |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 4 directors run no other company
- All 57 people who have been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Samsung Electronics (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
13 January 2025
- Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 4 new directors took over
Companies House
2022
31 January 2022
- Registered with the FCA
FCA register
2018
1 January 2018
- Kun-Hee Lee no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Kun-Hee Lee gained significant control
- Samsung Electronics Co. Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1997
14 February 1997
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 4 new directors took over
Companies House
1995
28 July 1995
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 113 events
- All 113 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 106
Firms connected to Samsung Electronics (UK)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Samsung Electronics (UK). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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- Every company its directors have run, named
- 1 background check on its contact details
- All 113 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk