Authorisation being cancelled
This firm has asked the FCA to cancel its authorisation. It is still in force until the FCA processes the application, so existing business keeps its protection, but its regulated work is winding down.
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.
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Phone number
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Address
Spaces, 25 Wilton Road, London, Westminster, SW1V 1LW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When tradecapitaluk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 3150 2385 is
- Who else gives the postcode SW1V 1LW
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- TRADE.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- LiveMarkets Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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 phone numbers (1)
- 020 8638 9686
Fake email addresses (9)
- complaintsupport@cfdconsulting.co
- compliance@cfdtrades.co
- finance@cfdconsulting.co
- hailie.hart@tradecapitol.co
- support@cfdconsulting.co
- support@cfdtrades.co
- support@cfdtrades.io
- support@cfdtrades247.com
- support@tradecapitaleu.net
Fake websites (5)
- cfdconsulting.co
- cfdtrades.co
- cfdtrades.io
- tradecapitaleu.net
- tradecapitol.co
The 3 FCA warnings these came from
- tradecapitaleu.net 6 November 2024
- Trade capitol 31 March 2023
- CFDConsulting Capital UK Ltd / CFD Trades 16 December 2022
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Permissions on the FCA record
- Hold or safeguard your money
Limits on the record
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Voluntary Application for Imposition of Requirements
From: Trade Capital UK (TCUK) Ltd (FRN 738538), 25 Wilton Road London Westminster,SW1V 1LW To: The Financial Conduct Authority, 12 Endeavour Square, London, E20 1JN Trade Capital UK (TCUK) Ltd (the “Firm”) hereby applies to the Financial Conduct Authority (“the Authority”) under section 55L(5)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“the Act”) for the imposition by the Authority of requirements on the Firm’s Part 4A permission as set out in the terms below (“the Requirements”). Client Notification 1. The Firm must by 15:00 BST on Monday 6 July 2026 notify in writing all customers of the imposition and effect of these Requirement(s). 2. By 15:00 BST on Monday 6 July 2026, the Firm must publish in a prominent place on its website http://www.tradecapitaluk.com/ a notice setting out the terms and effects of these Requirement(s). Restriction on acceptance of new client monies 3. Once this VREQ application is signed by the Firm, the Firm must not accept any new client monies. Return of segregated client monies 4. The Firm must use best endeavours to return segregated client monies held for or on behalf of clients in accordance with the Client Assets regime. 5. The Firm must notify the Authority of the amount of any residual segregated client money balances it has been unable to return at 15:00 BST on Wednesday 15 July 2026, doing so by 17.00 BST on Wednesday 15 July 2026. Voluntary Application to Vary Permission 6. The Firm will, by 15:00 BST on Thursday 16 July 2026, apply to the Authority pursuant to section 55H(2)(b) of the Act, for the Authority to vary its Part 4A permission to remove the following regulated activities from the Firm’s Part 4A permission: Investments a. Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments b. Dealing in investments as agent c. Dealing in investments as principal d. Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments e. Safeguarding and administration of assets Secure records 7. The Firm must secure and preserve all records and/or information (physical or electronic) relating to the Firm in their original form, or in a copy proved to be identical to the source material, such that they can be provided to the Authority, or to a person named by the Authority, promptly on request. Publication 8. The Authority will publish such information about the Requirements as it considers appropriate, including in the Firm’s entry on the Financial Services Register. Effective date 9. The Requirements in this application are to take immediate effect on their acceptance by the Authority and notification of such to the Firm by email (the “Effective Date”). Definitions 10. Where relevant for interpreting this application, the terms used have the same meaning as in the Glossary of the Authority Handbook. 11. Client Assets regime means the rules and guidance as in the CASS module of the Authority Handbook.
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No referrals to non-EEA entities
The firm must not refer a client to a non-EEA entity for an investment service, and must not refer a client to any person with a view to them being passed to a non-EEA entity for an investment service. In this requirement non EEA entity means an entity that has its registered office (or, if it has no registered office, its head office) in a non- EEA state. (investment service) has the meaning set out in the FCA Handbook Glossary as amended from time to time, and includes a service which is provided outside of the EEA.
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
- 09203957 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 September 2014 (12 years old)
- Registered office
- Spaces, 25 Wilton Road, London, SW1V 1LW, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Bentley Messerschmidt | Director | Dec 1991 | 12 Mar 2022 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
- All 7 people who have been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Trade Capital UK (TCUK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
6 July 2026
- FCA imposed a requirement (Voluntary Application for Imposition of Requirements)
FCA register
2022
16 December 2022
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
6 April 2022
- Changed its registered name from "LiveMarkets Ltd"
FCA register
2019
19 September 2019
- FCA imposed a requirement (No referrals to non-EEA entities)
FCA register
2018
4 December 2018
- Trade Capital Holding (Tch) Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
- Trendbird Markets Gmbh gave up control
Companies House
2017
17 January 2017
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Applied to cancel its FCA authorisation
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Trendbird Markets Gmbh took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2014
4 September 2014
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 27 events
- All 27 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Frequently asked questions about this firm
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: tradecapitaleu.net fca.org.uk
- FCA warning: Trade capitol fca.org.uk
- FCA warning: CFDConsulting Capital UK Ltd / CFD Trades fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk