FBSE Finance Limited

Reference number: 498508

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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.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Verified phone number

    020 8387 1355

  • Verified address

    Kinetic Business Centre, Theobold Street, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4PJ, United Kingdom

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
06853189
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 March 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
Kinetic Business Centre, Theobald Street, Borehamwood, WD6 4PJ, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Dorian Grant Nineberg Director Oct 1958 20 Mar 2009
Rosalind Caroline Nineberg Director Nov 1958 20 Mar 2009
Rosalind Caroline Nineberg Secretary Not published 20 Mar 2009

Activities and protection

What the record covers, and how you are protected

  • 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.

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • FBSE Limited

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is FBSE Finance Limited FCA authorised?
FBSE Finance Limited (FRN 498508) 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.
Is my money safe with FBSE Finance?
Money you hand to FBSE 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.
Is FBSE Finance a scam or clone?
FBSE 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.
What is FBSE Finance's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
FBSE Finance's FRN is 498508. You can verify it on the FCA register.