World Cash Ltd.

Reference number: 823604

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Registered with the FCA

This firm is registered as a small payment institution. That is a lighter regime than full FCA authorisation, applied to smaller payment firms, and safeguarding of customer money is optional at this size.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When worldcash.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 303 4756 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NW3 6HN
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Other names (3)

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

  • BB Pay Ltd Former name
  • World Explorer Ltd Former name
  • E-Vessel Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers No FSCS cover
    Safeguarding is optional for a payment firm of this size, so your money may not be held in a separate protected account. Ask the firm whether it safeguards customer funds before sending it money. FSCS protection does not apply either way.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • 6. Money remittance.

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
11131056
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 January 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
459 First Floor, 459 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6HN, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paulius Markevicius Director Jul 1972 10 Sep 2019 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1,964

−82% from £11.0k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£65.2k

+31% from £49.9k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 11131056. 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

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

Key events (14) All events (21)

2024

25 October 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "BB Pay Ltd"

FCA register

5 August 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "World Cash Ltd."

FCA register

2020

14 September 2020

  • Alexandru Florin Smeu took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Phillip Gastauer gave up control

Companies House

2019

1 October 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "World Explorer Ltd"

FCA register

10 September 2019

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

Companies House

3 September 2019

  • Phillip Gastauer took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Svetlana Muhonen gave up control

Companies House

31 January 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Registered as a small payment institution

FCA register

2018

1 April 2018

  • Sergey Budnikov gave up control
  • Svetlana Muhonen took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

3 January 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Sergey Budnikov took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to World Cash

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with World Cash. 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 World Cash

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

In London

StoneX Financial LtdLondonAuthorisedReal Transfer LimitedLondonAuthorisedOnafriq UK LimitedLondonAuthorisedDaytona Capital Management LimitedLondonAuthorisedSable International FX LimitedLondonAuthorisedTrolley Payments UK LtdLondonAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is World Cash Ltd. FCA authorised?
Yes, World Cash Ltd. (FRN 823604) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services.
What is World Cash’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 303 4756 and the website worldcash.uk for World Cash. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is World Cash a scam or clone?
World Cash 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 World Cash?
Protection depends on which product you hold and how World Cash handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about World Cash to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns World Cash?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of World Cash: Mr Alexandru Florin Smeu (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Svetlana Muhonen, Mr Phillip Gastauer and Mr Sergey Budnikov.
Who runs World Cash?
Companies House lists one director of World Cash: Paulius Markevicius.
How long has World Cash been in business?
The company was formed on 3 January 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2019.
What do World Cash’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £1,964 (−82% from £11.0k).
Does World Cash use any other names?
It has previously used 3 other names: BB Pay Ltd, World Explorer Ltd and E-Vessel.

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