Trustly UK Limited

Reference number: 1005703

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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 trustly.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07557 317190 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode W1D 5DY
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Other names (1)

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

  • Trustly Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
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  • 5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.
  • 6. Money remittance.
  • 7. Payment initiation services
  • 8. Account information services

Limits on what they may do

  • Agents
    The firm will not onboard any agents.

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
13 January 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
The Wingate, 93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5DY, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of financial services holding companies (SIC 64205)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Daniel Philip Hecker Director May 1980 14 May 2025 1 other company
Joanna Marie Hacking Director May 1976 14 Jan 2026 2 other companies
Randall Friend Kern Director Sep 1976 12 Oct 2026 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

2024

11 March 2024

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Agents)
  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

2016

4 July 2016

  • Trustly Group Ab gave up control
  • Trustly Group Ab took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

28 January 2015

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

Companies House

2014

13 January 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 36 events

  • All 36 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 28
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Firms connected to Trustly UK

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Trustly UK

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

In London

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 36 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Trustly UK Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Trustly UK Limited (FRN 1005703) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2024 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Trustly UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07557 317190 and the website trustly.com/en-GB for Trustly UK. 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 Trustly UK a scam or clone?
Trustly UK 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 Trustly UK?
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 Trustly UK to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Trustly UK?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Trustly UK now. Before that, it was controlled by Trustly Group Ab.
Who runs Trustly UK?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Trustly UK: Daniel Philip Hecker, Joanna Marie Hacking and Randall Friend Kern.
How long has Trustly UK been in business?
The company was formed on 13 January 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2024.
Does Trustly UK use any other names?
It trades as Trustly.

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