Wirex Limited

Reference number: 902025

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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 wirexapp.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 4566 6285 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2M 3TY
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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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  • a) Services enabling cash placement on a payment account
  • b) Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account
  • c) Execution of payment transactions (not covered by a credit line)
  • e) Issuing payment instruments or acquiring payment transactions
  • f) Money remittance
  • h) Issuing Electronic Money

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
09334596
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 December 2014 (11 years old)
Registered office
9th Floor 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Dmitry Lazarichev Director Apr 1977 1 Dec 2014 4 other companies
Pavel Matveev Director Feb 1985 21 Jun 2015 None
Chetan Shah Director May 1967 7 Oct 2023 2 other companies
OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 14 Oct 2020 –

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
6
closed down
2
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£997k

Up £5.26m from −£6.26m

Total equity

£29.4m

−2.6% from £30.2m

Owed within a year

£48.2m

+31% from £36.7m

Profit before tax

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09334596. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (8) All events (16)

2020

19 May 2020

  • Dmitry Lazarichev stopped being a part-owner
  • Pavel Matveev stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

15 April 2020

  • Wirex Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

17 August 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became an authorised e-money institution

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Dmitry Lazarichev became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Pavel Matveev became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

1 December 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Wirex

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

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

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

In the Central London (EC) postcode area

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 16 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wirex Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Wirex Limited (FRN 902025) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2018 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Wirex’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 4566 6285 and the website wirexapp.com/en-gb for Wirex. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Wirex a scam or clone?
Wirex 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 Wirex?
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 Wirex to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Wirex?
Wirex is owned by Wirex Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 15 April 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Dmitry Lazarichev and Mr Pavel Matveev.
Who runs Wirex?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Wirex: Dmitry Lazarichev, Pavel Matveev and Chetan Shah.
How long has Wirex been in business?
The company was formed on 1 December 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2018.
What do Wirex’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show profit before tax of −£997k (up £5.26m from −£6.26m) and total equity of £29.4m (−2.6% from £30.2m).

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