United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Central Fx
Legal name in the LEI recordCENTRAL FX LIMITED
Central FX Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales, with its head office in the City of London. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorises it as a payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (reference 565847). HM Revenue & Customs supervises it as a money service business. Three directors each hold between 25% and 50% of the shares, and its accounts state that there is no overall controlling party. It provides money remittance with related foreign exchange, including spot and forward contracts, to businesses and private clients.
Licences and registrations
Held by Central Fx Limited (LEI 213800EMS2KUT8JTKY77). 2 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 & RAISPsFCALinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 565847 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-05-23 | — |
|
Search the register ↗ |
| HMRC MLR Supervised Business RegisterHMRCLinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Money Service BusinessMoney Transmitter / Remittance | XFML00000149687 | United Kingdom | Active | 2020-07-20 | — |
|
Search the register ↗ |
- Licences belong to the legal entity, not to a BIC.
- 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.
- The register entries and their trading names were not matched against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- CNNRGB21XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Passive participant (no connection)This BIC is registered for identification only. The institution has no direct connection to the Swift network. Messages and payments reach it through a correspondent bank. The “1” in the eighth character of CNNRGB21 marks a passive participant.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 2018-11-03
- Last updated
- 2023-06-20
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Privately held
Firm type
FX and business payments
Trades as Central FX
- Ownership
- Directors Altan Daniel Ali, Adam David Stark and Robert Lawrence Joseph each hold more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares, and the 2025 accounts state there is no overall controlling party.
- Major shareholders
- Altan Daniel Ali
Adam David Stark
Robert Lawrence Joseph - Head office
- 2nd Floor, 42 Trinity Square, EC3N 4DJ London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 07112809
- Incorporated
- 24 Dec 2009
- Former name
- LDN EMISSIONS LIMITED
Online
- Websites & references
- centralfx.co.uk ↗
secure.centralfx.co.uk ↗ client login and registration portal (CFX Online) - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- centralfx.co.uk/
- centralfx.co.uk/about/legal-regulatory/
- centralfx.co.uk/about/
- centralfx.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Central-FX-Limited-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07112809
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07112809/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07112809/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07112809/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07112809/filing-history/MzU0NTYyODUyOGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000000NMY40AAH
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as a payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017 for money remittance. HM Revenue & Customs supervises it as a money service business under the Money Laundering Regulations. Its terms state that the foreign exchange service is not itself a regulated activity.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 565847 | In its own name | Active | register.fca.org.uk ↗ |
| HM Revenue & Customs United Kingdom | Money Service Business (Money Transmitter / Remittance) | XFML00000149687 | In its own name | Active | — |
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
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm says it safeguards relevant funds under the Payment Services Regulations, through segregated safeguarding accounts at an authorised credit institution, an insurance policy or both, and its 2025 accounts show GBP 10.3 million held for clients in segregated client money bank accounts.
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
It executes international payments with currency conversion under spot contracts, forward contracts and market orders, taking instructions by telephone, email or its CFX Online portal.
It serves UK-based businesses and private clients under its FCA authorisation, making payments to recipients abroad.
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises · Consumers
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Altan Daniel Ali Director and Company Secretary
- Executive
- Adam David Stark Director
- Executive
- Robert Lawrence Joseph Director
- Compliance / MLRO
-
Amelia Steele
Compliance
- Executive
-
Gary Hasell
Chief Operating Officer
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The research found no fines, investigations, security incidents, licence changes or corporate events from the last three years.
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
Head-office record
- BIC
- CNNRGB21XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- CNNRBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 21Location · passive
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 213800EMS2KUT8JTKY77
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 565847
- Licence no. · HMRC-MLR
- XFML00000149687
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.Register entries: Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives.
- Register-entry ID
- 369694217539
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-money · Money service businessPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Register licences
- 2 entries on 2 registers
- Activities
- Payment services
- Money remittance
- Currency exchange
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom
- Website (register)
- www.centralfx.co.uk ↗
- Country · region
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
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
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
Addresses
- Registered address
- 2 MINSTER COURT FLOOR 4TH LONDON EC3R7BB UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 2 MINSTER COURT FLOOR 4TH LONDON LONDON EC3R7BB UNITED KINGDOM
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Debtor agent, creditor agent or an intermediary agent
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CNNRGB21XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>213800EMS2KUT8JTKY77</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CNNRGB21XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>213800EMS2KUT8JTKY77</LEI>
<Nm>CENTRAL FX</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>LONDON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>2 MINSTER COURT FLOOR 4TH LONDON EC3R7BB</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>This BIC is not connected to Swift. Messages reach the institution through a correspondent bank, so it cannot be the instructing or instructed agent.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Claim this profile
Work at Central Fx?
Claim this page to have it marked as verified by the bank, and to send us corrections. We verify every claim before anything changes on the page.
- 01Submit Tell us who you are, using your work email.
- 02We verify We check the email domain and confirm your role with the bank. This usually takes up to five business days.
- 03Profile claimed The page is marked as claimed and verified. You can send us corrections at any time.
Claim received
Thank you. We will email your work address once the claim is verified. Until then, the page stays unclaimed.
The claim was not sent. Try again, or email contact@elucidate.co.
Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
Register entries are not screened against sanctions lists. The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- HMRC MLR Supervised Business Register—HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) · register ↗ as at 24 September 2026
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: centralfx.co.uk (official website) · original; Amelia Steele: centralfx.co.uk (official website) · original; Gary Hasell: centralfx.co.uk (official website) · original.
Assess the financial crime risk behind a BIC
A BIC identifies an institution; it does not assess it. The Elucidate FinCrime Index (EFI) is an independent score of the financial crime risk of banks, built for correspondent banking and counterparty due diligence.
Book a demo