United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Foenix Partners LTD
Legal name in the LEI recordFOENIX PARTNERS LIMITED
Foenix Partners Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales in 2011, with its registered office in London. It trades as Attara. The FCA authorises it as a payment institution under reference 764322. The firm states that the FCA also authorises it under FRN 785907 to arrange and deal in commodity futures and options. Its founder and sole director, Richard de Meo, holds 75% or more of its shares. It provides commodity hedging for fuel, metals and agricultural products to UK businesses, together with foreign exchange services, which its legacy website says Ebury Partners UK Limited provides.
Licences and registrations
Held by Foenix Partners Limited (LEI 254900E7NWX35DNRQN56). 2 entries on 1 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCALinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Authorised Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 764322 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-03-22 | — |
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| FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPsFCALinked by LEI. Matched by Elucidate on the UK company number the register gives. | Small Payment InstitutionPayment Institution | 562688 | United Kingdom | Cancelled - Small PI | — | Ended 2017-02-17 |
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Trading names on the register: Attara (FCA-PSD)
- 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
- FOPNGB22XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Reverse billingThe institution is connected to Swift. Messages sent to it are billed to the institution, not to the sender. The “2” in the eighth character of FOPNGB22 marks reverse billing.
- 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
- 2020-12-05
- Last updated
- 2021-03-18
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Ownership
Privately held
Firm type
Other
Trades as Attara
- Ownership
- Richard de Meo, the founder and sole director, is the only person with significant control and holds 75% or more of the shares and voting rights.
- Major shareholder
- Richard De Meo
- Head office
- 1-3 Worship Street, 2nd Floor, c/o Buckworths, EC2A 2AB London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 07677978
- Incorporated
- 22 Jun 2011
- Founder
- Richard de Meo
Online
- Websites & references
- attara.co ↗
foenixpartners.com ↗ former Foenix Partners brand site, still online - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗
Sources · 13 pages consulted
- register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=001b000003YE2GlAAL
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07677978
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07677978/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07677978/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07677978/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07677978/filing-history/MzQ5NTAxNDEyN2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=xhtml&download=1
- attara.co/about-us/
- foenixpartners.com/
- foenixpartners.com/currency-services/
- attara.co/privacy-policy/
- attara.co/attara-appoints-the-pha-group-to-raise-awareness-of-commodity-price-risk-among-uk-smes/
- attara.co/commodity-hedging-smes-expert-qa/
- finextra.com/pressarticle/103010/attara-launches-to-democratise-access-to-commodity-hedging
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Several models
- Licensed firm it operates under
- Ebury Partners UK Limited, United Kingdom Programme Manager; Ebury provides the firm's payment and foreign currency exchange services
The FCA authorises the firm as a payment institution (reference 764322). The firm states that the FCA also authorises it under FRN 785907 for commodity futures and options. Its foenixpartners.com site says Ebury Partners UK Limited, an FCA-authorised electronic money institution, provides its payment and FX services.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 764322 | In its own name | Active | register.fca.org.uk ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | FCA authorisation to arrange and deal in commodity futures and commodity options (as stated by the firm) | 785907 | In its own name | Active | attara.co ↗ |
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Small Payment Institution | 562688 | In its own name | Withdrawn or expired | — |
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
Its main business is commodity hedging for fuel, oil, metals and agricultural products, through futures and options with a back-to-back execution model. It also offers currency conversion and FX risk management.
According to its 2024 accounts, all of its turnover arises in the United Kingdom, and it serves UK businesses and individuals.
- Revenue
- GBP 2.81m
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises · Consumers
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Richard de Meo CEO and Founder; Director
- Executive
- Graham Cade Head of Operations
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The firm filed audited group accounts for 2024 showing turnover of GBP 2.8 million. The auditor drew attention to the group's dependence on its director's financial support.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗ -
Other
The group acquired a software platform for GBP 942,500 from FNX Ltd, a related undertaking under common control.
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
Head-office record
- BIC
- FOPNGB22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- FOPNBank
- GBCountry · United Kingdom
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 254900E7NWX35DNRQN56
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 764322
- Licence no. · FCA-PSD
- 562688
- 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
- 2c4bb7fe2187
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.
- Register licences
- 2 entries on 1 register
- Activities
- Payment services
- Licensed in
- United Kingdom
- Website (register)
- www.attara.co ↗
- 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
- 1-3 WORSHIP STREET C/ O BUCKWORTHS, FLOOR 2 ISLINGTON EC2A 2AB UNITED KINGDOM
- Operational address
- 1-3 WORSHIP STREET C/ O BUCKWORTHS FLOOR 2 ISLINGTON ISLINGTON EC2A 2AB 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+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>FOPNGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900E7NWX35DNRQN56</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>FOPNGB22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>254900E7NWX35DNRQN56</LEI>
<Nm>FOENIX PARTNERS LTD</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>ISLINGTON</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>1-3 WORSHIP STREET C/ O BUCKWORTHS, FLOOR 2 ISLINGTON EC2A 2AB</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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.
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- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · register ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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