TalkRemit Ltd

Reference number: 900825

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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 talkremit.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3580 4246 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W2 6LG
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Other names (2)

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

  • Dahabshiil Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • TalkRemit Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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 (7 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
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 July 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
20 Eastbourne Terrace Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 6LG, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Saeed Mohamed Saeed Dualeh Director Jun 1976 18 Jul 2016 3 other companies
Mohamed Abdisamad Omar Director Mar 1972 3 Jan 2017 5 other companies

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
5
closed down
3
run together
3

In the full report: all 5 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 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£1.80m

+34% from £1.34m

Profit before tax

£386k

−19% from £474k

Net assets

£1.21m

+47% from £823k

Cash at bank

£973k

+28% from £763k

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 10283207. 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

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

2021

22 October 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "TalkRemit Limited"

FCA register

2020

17 July 2020

  • Saeed Mohamed Saeed Dualeh gave up control
  • Talkremit Group Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2019

8 August 2019

  • Saeed Mohamed Saeed Dualeh took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Talkremit Group Holdings Limited gave up control

Companies House

1 August 2019

  • Saeed Mohamed Saeed Dualeh gave up control
  • Talkremit Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

10 December 2018

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

FCA register

2016

18 July 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Saeed Mohamed Saeed Dualeh took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like TalkRemit

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

In London

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is TalkRemit Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, TalkRemit Ltd (FRN 900825) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is TalkRemit’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3580 4246 and the website talkremit.com for TalkRemit. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is TalkRemit a scam or clone?
TalkRemit 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 TalkRemit?
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 TalkRemit to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns TalkRemit?
TalkRemit is owned by Talkremit Group Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 17 July 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Talkremit Group Holdings Limited and Mr Saeed Mohamed Saeed Dualeh.
Who runs TalkRemit?
Companies House lists 2 directors of TalkRemit: Saeed Mohamed Saeed Dualeh and Mohamed Abdisamad Omar.
How long has TalkRemit been in business?
The company was formed on 18 July 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2018.
What do TalkRemit’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £1.80m (+34% from £1.34m) and profit before tax of £386k (−19% from £474k).
Does TalkRemit use any other names?
It trades as Dahabshiil. It has previously used the name TalkRemit Limited.

Sources and links

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