Skrill Limited

Reference number: 900001

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Scammers have impersonated this firm. The FCA has published 1 warning naming the fake phone numbers, emails and websites they used. See the warnings →

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Also registered under the Money Laundering Regulations

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When skrill.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7608 8460 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2V 7AD
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Other names (5)

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

  • Rapid Transfer Trading name
  • Send Direct Trading name
  • Skrill Quick Checkout Trading name
  • Moneybookers Ltd Former name
  • Moneybookers Former trading name

Warning

Scammers have impersonated this firm

Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.

Fake websites (1)
  • evry-money.com
The FCA warning these came from

Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.

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.
Show FCA detail (10 permissions)
  • a) Services enabling cash placement on a payment account
  • b) Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account
  • c) Execution of payment transactions (not covered by a credit line)
  • d) Execution of payment transactions (covered by a credit line)
  • e) Issuing payment instruments or acquiring payment transactions
  • f) Money remittance
  • g) Execution of payment transactions via telecoms, IT system or network operator
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money
  • i) Payment initiation services
  • j) 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.

The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
04260907
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 July 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
2 Gresham Street, 1st Floor, London, EC2V 7AD, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Elliott Mark Wiseman Director Feb 1974 5 Oct 2015 34 other companies
Alan Osborne Director Oct 1974 21 Dec 2020 2 other companies
Mark Aidan Jeffrey Director May 1958 12 Sep 2023 3 other companies
Christopher Daniels Director Jul 1979 30 Sep 2024 2 other companies
Chi Eun Lee Director Nov 1969 10 Jan 2025 3 other companies
Oliver Walter Laird Director May 1970 3 Feb 2025 4 other companies
Rahad Hassan Director Jan 1988 28 Jul 2025 2 other companies
Thayalini (yalini) Arinaminpathy (pathy) (Dr) Director Apr 1979 1 Apr 2026 2 other companies
Thomas Neale John Fleming Director Sep 1977 14 May 2026 2 other companies
Avril Mollaghan Secretary Not published 6 Mar 2023 –

Other companies run by these 9 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
38
closed down
24
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 38 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 9 directors run together
  • All 41 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (11) All events (94)

2023

30 June 2023

  • Paysafe Holdings UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Skrill Holdings Limited gave up control

Companies House

24 April 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Skrill Limited"

FCA register

2018

13 January 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Skrill Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

30 September 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Moneybookers Ltd"

FCA register

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

26 July 2011

  • FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm

FCA warning list

3 May 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2001

27 July 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 94 events

  • All 94 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 75
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Firms connected to Skrill

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Skrill

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

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  • 38 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 94 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Skrill Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Skrill Limited (FRN 900001) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Skrill’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7608 8460 and the website skrill.com/en for Skrill. 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is Skrill a scam or clone?
Scammers have impersonated Skrill: the FCA has published a warning about fake versions of it, using contact details that are not the firm's. Only trust the details the FCA register gives for Skrill, shown on this page.
Is my money safe with Skrill?
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 Skrill to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Skrill?
Skrill is owned by Paysafe Holdings UK Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 June 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Skrill Holdings Limited.
Who runs Skrill?
Companies House lists 9 directors of Skrill: Elliott Mark Wiseman, Alan Osborne, Mark Aidan Jeffrey, Christopher Daniels, Chi Eun Lee, Oliver Walter Laird and 3 more.
How long has Skrill been in business?
The company was formed on 27 July 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2018.
Does Skrill use any other names?
It trades as Rapid Transfer, Send Direct and Skrill Quick Checkout. It has previously used 2 other names: Moneybookers Ltd and Moneybookers.

Sources and links

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