Bitstamp UK Limited
Reference number: 978690
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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.
Identity
Check their details
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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Verified phone number
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Verified address
5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company name
- BITSTAMP UK LTD
- Company number
- 14174243
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 June 2022 (4 years old)
- Registered office
- 5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Kerbrat | Director | Dec 1989 | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Nicola White | Director | Dec 1979 | 14 Jul 2025 |
Activities and protection
What the record covers, and how you are protected
- Money-laundering registration onlyThis 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.
Track record
FCA actions and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.
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