--- title: "Angra Limited · Authorised Payment Institution (FCA) · United Kingdom | Elucidate" description: "Angra Limited is authorised by FCA as an authorised payment institution in the United Kingdom. Licence 820091. LEI 984500CF6FE44FZL4426. Register status, licences, activities and ownership." url: https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f --- 1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory) 2. [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) 3. Angra Limited United Kingdom · Payments & e-money # Angra Limited Trading as ANGRA FX · ANGRA Angra Limited is a private limited company based in the City of London. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorises it as an authorised payment institution, firm reference number 820091. GSTechnologies Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company listed on the London Stock Exchange, has wholly owned the firm since March 2022. Trading as AngraFX, it offers foreign exchange, international payments and multi-currency accounts to corporate clients, and in January 2026 it acquired Metapay Sp. z o.o., a Polish small payment institution now named Angra Sp. z o.o. Register status Licensed in the United Kingdom Authorised Payment Institution · FCA Prudential licence [3 licences and registrations ↓](https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f#licences) BIC **No BIC** LEI **[984500CF6FE44FZL4426](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/984500CF6FE44FZL4426)** [Licence no. **820091**](https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f#licences) ## Licences and registrations Held by Angra Limited (LEI 984500CF6FE44FZL4426). 3 entries on 2 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026. | Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-psd) FCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 820091 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Active | 2019-04-26 | — | - Payment services | [Search the register ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) | | [HMRC MLR Supervised Business Register](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/hmrc-mlr) HMRC | Money Service BusinessMoney Transmitter / Remittance | XEML00000121747 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Active | 2009-01-19 | — | - Money remittance | [Search the register ↗](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/money-laundering-regulations-supervised-business-register) | | [FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs](https://elucidate.co/directory/register/fca-psd) FCA | Small Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 567231 | [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) | Cancelled - Small PI | — | Ended 2019-04-26 | - Payment services | [Search the register ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/) | Trading names on the register: ANGRA FX (FCA-PSD, HMRC-MLR), ANGRA (FCA-PSD, HMRC-MLR) - Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it. - Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here. ## Swift network Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory. Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file. ## Overview Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f#overview-sources) Customers Not published Employees 5 headcount · This entity · 31 Mar 2026 · [annual report ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history/MzU0MTgyMjUxMmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) Ownership Group subsidiary 100% GSTechnologies Ltd Firm type FX and business payments Trades as AngraFX - **Ownership:** GSTechnologies Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LON: GST), holds 100% of the firm directly. - **Direct parent:** [GSTechnologies Ltd ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800NWJ4UQG2R3X823), British Virgin Islands 100% - **Head office:** The Mermaid House, 2 Puddle Dock, Office 205, EC4V 3DB London, United Kingdom - **Company register:** Companies House 06953910 - **Incorporated:** 6 Jul 2009 - **Former name:** FLASH TRANSFER LIMITED ### Online - **Websites & references:** [angrafx.com ↗](https://angrafx.com/) [angrab2b.com ↗](https://angrab2b.com/) client online account login (linked from angrafx.com) - **Official social accounts:** None found Sources · 16 pages consulted 1. [register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004EO3wNQAT](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004EO3wNQAT) 2. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/officers](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/officers) 3. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/persons-with-significant-control](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/persons-with-significant-control) 4. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history) 5. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history/MzU0MTgyMjUxMmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history/MzU0MTgyMjUxMmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) 6. [angrafx.com](https://angrafx.com/) 7. [angrafx.com/forms/AngraFX\_TermsCondition.pdf](https://angrafx.com/forms/AngraFX_TermsCondition.pdf) 8. [angrafx.com/assets/Security-and-Safeguarding.pdf](https://angrafx.com/assets/Security-and-Safeguarding.pdf) 9. [ticker.app/lse/GST/rns/2026-07-31/Results-for-the-year-ended-31-March-2026/7274O](https://www.ticker.app/lse/GST/rns/2026-07-31/Results-for-the-year-ended-31-March-2026/7274O) 10. [gstechnologies.co.uk/post/interim-results-for-the-six-months-ended-30-september-2025](https://www.gstechnologies.co.uk/post/interim-results-for-the-six-months-ended-30-september-2025) 11. [gstechnologies.co.uk/post/completion-of-the-acquisition-of-angra-limited](https://www.gstechnologies.co.uk/post/completion-of-the-acquisition-of-angra-limited) 12. [investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/gstechnologies-npv-di---gst/fca-approval-for-the-change-of-control-of-an](https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/gstechnologies-npv-di---gst/fca-approval-for-the-change-of-control-of-angra/6883975) 13. [directorstalkinterviews.com/gstechnologies-appoints-lord-christopher-wellesley-as-a-non-executive-director/4121137329](https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/gstechnologies-appoints-lord-christopher-wellesley-as-a-non-executive-director/4121137329) 14. [psr.org.uk/media/gsxk2v21/fps-participants-list-june-2024.pdf](https://www.psr.org.uk/media/gsxk2v21/fps-participants-list-june-2024.pdf) 15. [bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/payments/chaps/chaps-indirect-participants-reimbursement-rules.pdf](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/payments/chaps/chaps-indirect-participants-reimbursement-rules.pdf) 16. [lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/984500CF6FE44FZL4426](https://lei.bloomberg.com/leis/view/984500CF6FE44FZL4426) ## Authorisation Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f#overview-sources) - **Operates under:** Its own licences The FCA authorises the firm as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, reference 820091, since 26 April 2019. Its earlier FCA registration as a small payment institution (567231) was cancelled on that date. | Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 820091 | In its own name | Active | [register.fca.org.uk ↗](https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0010X00004EO3wNQAT) | | HM Revenue & Customs United Kingdom | Money Service Business (Money Transmitter / Remittance) | XEML00000121747 | In its own name | Active | — | | Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Small Payment Institution | 567231 | In its own name | Withdrawn or expired | — | | Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Electronic Money Institution (application) | — | In its own name | Applied for | [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history/MzU0MTgyMjUxMmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) | Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks. ## Partners and safeguarding Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f#overview-sources) - **Safeguarding:** Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm states that it holds client money for payment services under FCA safeguarding rules and moves it to a designated safeguarding account at a UK or EU credit institution. It does not name the institution. [angrafx.com ↗](https://angrafx.com/assets/Security-and-Safeguarding.pdf) - **Payment schemes and card networks:** Faster Payments Through a partner [psr.org.uk ↗](https://www.psr.org.uk/media/gsxk2v21/fps-participants-list-june-2024.pdf) CHAPS Through a partner [bankofengland.co.uk ↗](https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/payments/chaps/chaps-indirect-participants-reimbursement-rules.pdf) SEPA Credit Transfer Access not stated [angrafx.com ↗](https://angrafx.com/) Swift Access not stated [angrafx.com ↗](https://angrafx.com/) Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices. ## Products and markets Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f#overview-sources) - International money transfer - FX conversion - Multi currency accounts - Domestic payments Its terms describe online multi-currency accounts, international payments, foreign exchange and transfers between Angra clients for corporate clients mainly engaged in international trade. The parent reports outreach to UK small payment institutions as a target client base. The firm serves clients from the UK under its FCA authorisation. According to its 2026 accounts, all revenue is generated in the UK and its payments network reaches more than 80 countries, mainly in Europe and Asia. - **Payment volume:** USD 110maggregate value of customer transactions processed by the Angra foreign exchange and payments business (more than USD 110 million) Group · 31 Mar 2026 · [company statement ↗](https://www.ticker.app/lse/GST/rns/2026-07-31/Results-for-the-year-ended-31-March-2026/7274O) - **Sells to:** Small businesses · Enterprises · Financial institutions - **Serves customers in:** United Kingdom ## Leadership Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f#overview-sources) - **Chief executive:** Lord James Christopher Douglas Wellesley CEO (director) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [angrafx.com ↗](https://angrafx.com/) - **Executive:** Bai Zhencong Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/officers) - **Executive:** Antonio Carlos Dos Santos Director Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/officers) ## Recent events Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/angra-limited-dfdd8f59d37f#overview-sources) 1. Jun 2026 Funding GSTechnologies converted GBP 900,000 of its shareholder loan into shares, raising the firm's share capital to GBP 1.9 million. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history) 2. Jan 2026 Merger / acquisition The firm acquired Metapay Sp. z o.o., a Polish small payment institution, for EUR 50,000 and renamed it Angra Sp. z o.o. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history/MzU0MTgyMjUxMmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0) 3. Dec 2025 Licence GSTechnologies reported that the firm's application to the FCA for an electronic money institution licence was still in progress. [gstechnologies.co.uk ↗](https://www.gstechnologies.co.uk/post/interim-results-for-the-six-months-ended-30-september-2025) 4. Nov 2025 Funding The firm issued 600,000 shares to GSTechnologies in exchange for GBP 600,000 of intercompany loan. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/filing-history) 5. Jun 2025 Leadership The firm appointed Antonio Carlos Dos Santos as a director. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/officers) 6. Feb 2024 Leadership Rangel Dupin Ribeiro resigned as a director of the firm. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/officers) 7. Aug 2023 Leadership The firm appointed Lord Christopher Wellesley as a director. GSTechnologies had said it intended him to become the firm's CEO. [find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/officers) Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source. ## Identifiers - **Licence no. · FCA-PSD:** 820091 - **Licence no. · HMRC-MLR:** XEML00000121747 - **Licence no. · FCA-PSD:** 567231 - **BIC:** Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory - **LEI:** [984500CF6FE44FZL4426 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/984500CF6FE44FZL4426) - **How the LEI was matched:** Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives - **Companies House no.:** [06953910 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910) - **Elucidate firm ID:** dfdd8f59d37f ## Profile - **Type:** Payments & e-money · Money service business - **Regulation:** Prudential licence - **Main licence class:** Payment Institution - **Activities:** - Money remittance - Payment services - **Licensed in:** [United Kingdom](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/gb) · Europe & Central Asia - **First registered:** 2009-01-19 - **Website:** [angrafx.com ↗](https://angrafx.com/) Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet. ## Ownership and group GLEIF relationship records - **Direct parent:** Gstechnologies LTD · British Virgin Islands[213800NWJ4UQG2R3X823 ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/213800NWJ4UQG2R3X823) Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control. ## Persons with significant control Companies House · company [06953910 ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910) · as at 9 October 2026 Companies House lists 1 person with significant control for Angra Limited: 1 company. | Name | Type | Nature of control | Notified | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Gstechnologies Ltd | Company · British Virgin Islands | 75–100% of shares · 75–100% of votes | 7 March 2022 | Companies report persons with significant control to Companies House. Elucidate has not verified them. A person with significant control holds more than 25% of the shares or votes, can appoint or remove the board, or has significant influence or control. Dates of birth and addresses are not shown. Matched on the Companies House number that the FCA register gives for this firm. [See the register at Companies House ↗](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06953910/persons-with-significant-control) ## Addresses - **Address on the register:** The Mermaid House, 2 Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, Office 205, London, EC4V 3DB - **Country:** United Kingdom ## ISO 20022 identification As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+) This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. - **Identified by:** Name and postal address, with its LEI - **Postal address:** Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines ```xml 984500CF6FE44FZL4426 Angra Limited EC4V 3DB London GB The Mermaid House, 2 Puddle Dock Blackfriars, Office 205 ``` CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent. The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use. ## Related institutions ### Other register entries with this LEI - [Flash Transfer Limited No BIC Payments & e-money Small-firm registration Inactive since 31 August 2011 United Kingdom · Registered with FCA · 504456 (FCA-PSD) · LEI 984500CF6FE44FZL4426 LEI matched by Elucidate to GLEIF on name and country only. 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