Sapi Origination Limited

Reference number: 1023196

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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.

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.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Senna Building, Gorusch Place, London, E2 8JF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode E2 8JF
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Other names (1)

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

  • SAPI Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This 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
15934839
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 September 2024 (2 years old)
Registered office
Senna Building, Gorsuch Place, London, E2 8JF, England
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mai Quynh Le Director May 1993 4 Sep 2024 2 other companies
Alexis Van Lennep Director May 1992 4 Sep 2024 1 other company

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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£3,410

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

0

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Owed within a year

£531k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £3,410 more than it owned.

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 15934839. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (6)

2025

5 March 2025

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2024

4 September 2024

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

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

  • All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Sapi Origination

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • All 6 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sapi Origination Limited FCA authorised?
Sapi Origination Limited (FRN 1023196) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
Is Sapi Origination a scam or clone?
Sapi Origination is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with Sapi Origination?
Money you hand to Sapi Origination is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns Sapi Origination?
Sapi Origination is owned by Sapi Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 4 September 2024.
Who runs Sapi Origination?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Sapi Origination: Mai Quynh Le and Alexis Van Lennep.
How long has Sapi Origination been in business?
The company was formed on 4 September 2024.
What do Sapi Origination’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of −£3,410 (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Sapi Origination use any other names?
It trades as SAPI.

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