Whitehall Finance Limited

Reference number: 826647

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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

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    023 3690 098

  • Address

    1210 Arlington Business Park, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4TY, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 023 3690 098 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG7 4TY
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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

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
09718853
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 August 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
87 87 King James Avenue, Cuffley, Potters Bar, EN6 4LW, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Colin Michael Levins Director Nov 1960 5 Aug 2015 8 other companies
Colin Michael Levins Secretary Not published 5 Aug 2015 –

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
8
closed down
4
still active
4

In the full report: all 8 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
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2023Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£243k

−16% from £289k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£1,000

−97% from £33.2k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • 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 09718853. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (17)

2018

21 December 2018

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Colin Michael Levins took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

5 August 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Whitehall Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Whitehall Finance Limited (FRN 826647) 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 Whitehall Finance’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 3690 098 for Whitehall Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Whitehall Finance a scam or clone?
Whitehall Finance 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 Whitehall Finance?
Money you hand to Whitehall Finance 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 Whitehall Finance?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Whitehall Finance: Mr Colin Michael Levins (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Whitehall Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Whitehall Finance: Colin Michael Levins.
How long has Whitehall Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 5 August 2015.
What do Whitehall Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2023, show net assets of £243k (−16% from £289k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.

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