Sharps Pixley Ltd

Reference number: 715680

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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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sharpspixley.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7871 0532 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW1A 1JT
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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 name
SHARPS PIXLEY LIMITED
Company number
06629106
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 June 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Giles Alexander Maber Director Apr 1987 20 Mar 2025 1 other company
Nadine Grosse Director Jul 1982 20 Mar 2025 None

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£215.8m

+27% from £169.5m

Profit before tax

£1.49m

−8.6% from £1.63m

Net assets

£13.0m

+8.8% from £11.9m

Cash at bank

£9.11m

<1% from £9.18m

Turnover and profit

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06629106. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (23)

2025

8 April 2025

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

2023

14 December 2023

  • Maximilian Von Finck stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

3 January 2023

  • August Francois Von Finck took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Maximilian Von Finck became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2020

27 April 2020

  • Luitpold Ferdinand Von Finck stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

5 November 2016

  • Luitpold Ferdinand Von Finck became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

7 April 2016

  • Luitpold Ferdinand Von Finck became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

14 October 2015

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2008

24 June 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Sharps Pixley

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sharps Pixley Ltd FCA authorised?
Sharps Pixley Ltd (FRN 715680) 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.
What is Sharps Pixley’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7871 0532 and the website sharpspixley.com for Sharps Pixley. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sharps Pixley a scam or clone?
Sharps Pixley 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 Sharps Pixley?
Money you hand to Sharps Pixley 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 Sharps Pixley?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sharps Pixley: Mr August Francois Von Finck (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Luitpold Ferdinand Von Finck and Mr Maximilian Von Finck.
Who runs Sharps Pixley?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Sharps Pixley: Giles Alexander Maber and Nadine Grosse.
How long has Sharps Pixley been in business?
The company was formed on 24 June 2008.
What do Sharps Pixley’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £215.8m (+27% from £169.5m) and profit before tax of £1.49m (−8.6% from £1.63m).

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