The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company Limited

Reference number: 496295

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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 eddisons.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 243 0101 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode WC2A 1QS
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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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
03655864
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 October 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
340 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard Keith Roe Director Oct 1966 20 Jan 2009 37 other companies
John Ashton Humphrey Secretary Not published 17 Dec 2014 –

Other companies run by its director

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
37
closed down
16
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 37 companies, named

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

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

Key events (6) All events (23)

2016

1 September 2016

  • Eddisons Commercial (Property Management) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2009

17 February 2009

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2008

21 November 2008

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2004

22 October 2004

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2002

7 March 2002

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1998

20 October 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 17
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Connected firms

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 37 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company Limited FCA authorised?
The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company Limited (FRN 496295) 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 The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 243 0101 and the website eddisons.com for The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company. 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 one other FCA firm.
Is The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company a scam or clone?
The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company 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 The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company?
Money you hand to The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company 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 The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company?
The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company is owned by Eddisons Commercial (Property Management) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 1 September 2016.
Who runs The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company?
Companies House lists one director of The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company: Richard Keith Roe.
How long has The London Silver Vaults And Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company been in business?
The company was formed on 20 October 1998.

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