Vowpay Ltd

Reference number: 716567

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No longer authorised

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 14 September 2016.

This FCA record is no longer authorised, but the company is still on the register with full FCA authorisation under FRN 738233 →.

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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  • Last known website

    vowpay.com

  • Last known phone number

    01753 439343

  • Last known address

    268 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4DX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When vowpay.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01753 439343 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SL1 4DX
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Other names (1)

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

  • Devbatch Limited Former name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • The record is closed
    Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

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 number
09200297
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 September 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
208 Seven Sisters Road, London, N4 3NX, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Bashir Ahmed Awale Director Oct 1978 19 Jan 2024 4 other companies
Qaisar Iqbal Director Dec 1985 2 Jan 2026 None
Abdullahi Nur Osman Director Jan 1966 23 Jul 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
5
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 5 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
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 July 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£23.2k

−56% from £52.6k

Employees (average)

3

Up 3 from 0

Owed within a year

£103k

+304% from £25.5k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09200297. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (19)

2024

25 September 2024

  • Abdul Wadood gave up control
  • Bashir Ahmed Awale took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

6 April 2017

  • Abdul Wadood took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

14 September 2016

  • Status on the FCA register became "Cancelled - Small PI"

FCA register

2015

18 December 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Devbatch Limited"

FCA register

9 December 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

10 November 2015

  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

2014

2 September 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vowpay Ltd FCA authorised?
No. Vowpay Ltd (FRN 716567) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer authorised.
Is Vowpay a scam or clone?
Vowpay is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.
Is my money safe with Vowpay?
Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with Vowpay has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Who owns Vowpay?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Vowpay: Mr Bashir Ahmed Awale (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Abdul Wadood.
Who runs Vowpay?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Vowpay: Bashir Ahmed Awale, Qaisar Iqbal and Abdullahi Nur Osman.
How long has Vowpay been in business?
The company was formed on 2 September 2014.
What do Vowpay’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 July 2025, show net assets of £23.2k (−56% from £52.6k).
Does Vowpay use any other names?
It has previously used the name Devbatch Limited.

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