United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Computershare Advantage Payment Services Limited
Computershare Advantage Payment Services Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 4 December 2025, with its registered office in Bristol. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorises it as an authorised payment institution under firm reference number 1050385. It is wholly controlled by Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 3) Limited, a UK company in the Computershare group. The firm has not published which payment services it provides or to whom.
Licences and registrations
Held by Computershare Advantage Payment Services Limited. 1 entry on 1 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 & RAISPsFCA | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 1050385 | United Kingdom | Active | 2026-08-19 | — |
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Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory. No LEI is matched to this entry, and BICs are linked by LEI only.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 3) Limited
Firm type
Other
Trades as Computershare
- Standing
- The FCA authorised the firm as an authorised payment institution on 19 August 2026. As of September 2026, the Computershare website does not describe any service provided by this entity.
- Ownership
- Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 3) Limited (Companies House 04895098) holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights and can appoint the directors.
- Direct parent
- Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 3) Limited, United Kingdom
- Ultimate owner
- Computershare Limited, Australia
- Head office
- The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, BS13 8AE Bristol, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 16891733
- Incorporated
- 4 Dec 2025
Online
- Websites & references
- computershare.com ↗
computershare.com/uk ↗ Computershare group's UK country site (group-level; does not name this entity) - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 9 pages consulted
- register.fca.org.uk/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=015b0000006CXC7
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16891733
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16891733/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16891733/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16891733/filing-history
- computershare.com/uk
- computershare.com/uk/governance
- computershare.com/uk/company/office-locations
- computershare.com/uk/business/employee-share-plans/trading-payment-nominee-solutions
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises the firm as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations, firm reference number 1050385, since 19 August 2026.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 1050385 | In its own name | Active | register.fca.org.uk ↗ |
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.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The firm holds a UK authorisation from the FCA. It has not published the markets it serves.
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Executive
- Leighton Peter Hazell-Smart Director
- Executive
- Michael Gary Watchke Director
- Executive
- Judith Mary Matthews Company Secretary
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
The FCA authorised the firm as an authorised payment institution under firm reference number 1050385 on 19 August 2026.
register.fca.org.uk ↗ -
Other
The firm allotted new shares on 19 August 2026, which raised its stated share capital to GBP 100,100.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
Computershare Investments (UK) (No. 3) Limited incorporated the firm in England and Wales on 4 December 2025.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗
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
- 1050385
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- LEI
- No LEI mapped
- Elucidate firm ID
- 37a41b169fac
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-moneyPayment 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.
- Main licence class
- Payment Institution
- Activities
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2026-08-19
- Website
- www.computershare.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
No LEI is matched to this entry, so GLEIF relationship records cannot be linked.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- COMPUTERSHARE ADVANTAGE PAYMENT SERVICES LIMITED, 120 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5ET
- 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. No LEI or clearing code is mapped in the directory
- Postal address
- Incomplete: no town published
- The register publishes no town as a separate field. A CBPR+ postal address needs at least a town name (TwnNm) and a country (Ctry).
- The address does not fit in the two address lines of 35 characters that CBPR+ allows next to a town and country.
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.
Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Register for this page
- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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