Zodia Markets (UK) Limited

Reference number: 954558

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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 how cryptoasset firms are registered. 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 compensation to fall back on. The FCA's own position is that crypto is largely unregulated in the UK and that compensation for crypto losses is highly unlikely.

This company holds another FCA record

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

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 zodiamarkets.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3974 2056 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4R 1AP
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Other names (1)

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

  • Zodia Markets Trading name

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 generally does not cover unregulated cryptoasset activity.

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
13360649
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 April 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
6th Floor 1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Buford Coke Scott Director Oct 1963 1 Sep 2022 2 other companies
Bharvi Hadani Director Jul 1975 24 Mar 2025 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
3
still active
2

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any 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 31 December 2024Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£7.56m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£3.87m

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

£520k

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Cash at bank

£226k

No earlier figure to compare

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 13360649. 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

Zodia Markets (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (13)

2023

21 June 2023

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2022

27 July 2022

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2021

27 April 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Zodia Markets Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Zodia Markets (UK)

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 13 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Zodia Markets (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Zodia Markets (UK) Limited (FRN 954558) 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 Zodia Markets (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3974 2056 and the website zodiamarkets.com for Zodia Markets (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Zodia Markets (UK) a scam or clone?
Zodia Markets (UK) 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 Zodia Markets (UK)?
Money you hand to Zodia Markets (UK) 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 Zodia Markets (UK)?
Zodia Markets (UK) is owned by Zodia Markets Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 27 April 2021.
Who runs Zodia Markets (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Zodia Markets (UK): Buford Coke Scott and Bharvi Hadani.
How long has Zodia Markets (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 27 April 2021.
What do Zodia Markets (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £7.56m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £3.87m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Zodia Markets (UK) use any other names?
It trades as Zodia Markets.

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