United Kingdom · Payments & e-money
Thirdfort Limited
Trading asThirdfort
Thirdfort Limited is a private limited company registered in England and Wales and based in London. The FCA authorises it as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017. The firm says its FCA licence covers account information services. It has no controlling shareholder. Its founders and venture investors, including Breega, hold its shares. It sells identity verification, AML screening, source-of-funds checks based on open banking data and know-your-business checks to legal, property and accountancy firms. In February 2025 it acquired the rental check platform of Homeppl.
Licences and registrations
Held by Thirdfort 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 | 806236 | United Kingdom | Active | 2018-07-24 | — |
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Trading names on the register: Thirdfort (FCA-PSD)
- 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. No LEI is matched to this entry, and BICs are linked by LEI only.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Venture-backed
Firm type
Other
Trades as Thirdfort
- Ownership
- Since 1 March 2022 the firm has reported no person with significant control, and its 2025 accounts state that it has no ultimate controlling party.
- Head office
- Belle House, Platform 1, Victoria Station, SW1V 1JT London, United Kingdom
- Company register
- Companies House 10757456
- Incorporated
- 8 May 2017
- Founders
- Olly Thornton-Berry · Jack Bidgood
- Former name
- FOEX LIMITED
Online
- Websites & references
- thirdfort.com ↗
help.thirdfort.com ↗ support hub
status.thirdfort.com ↗ service status page
portal.thirdfort.com ↗ client portal sign-in - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 12 pages consulted
- thirdfort.com/
- thirdfort.com/about/
- thirdfort.com/security-measures/
- thirdfort.com/privacy/
- thirdfort.com/contact/
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10757456
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10757456/officers
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10757456/persons-with-significant-control
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10757456/filing-history
- find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10757456/filing-history/MzQ4MDgzMTI5MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
- thirdfort.com/news/thirdfort-acquires-homeppl/
- finextra.com/pressarticle/91765/thirdfort-closes-15m-series-a
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The FCA authorises Thirdfort Limited as an authorised payment institution under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, firm reference number 806236. The firm says this licence covers account information services, which it uses for source-of-funds checks.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority United Kingdom | Authorised Payment Institution | 806236 | 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.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
The firm sells client due diligence software to regulated professionals: remote ID verification, PEP and sanctions screening, document verification, know-your-business checks and source-of-funds checks that use open banking data. Its clients' customers complete the checks in the Thirdfort app.
The firm serves regulated businesses in the United Kingdom, and its 2025 accounts state that all turnover arose in the United Kingdom.
- Revenue
- GBP 11.2m
- Sells to
- Small businesses · Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces
- Serves customers in
- United Kingdom
- Latest funding round
- Series A2 · GBP 5.09m Apr 2024
- Total raised
- GBP 25m to Sep 2026 · thirdfort.com ↗
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Oliver (Olly) Thornton-Berry Co-founder and CEO; director
- Founder
- Jack Bidgood Co-founder; director
- Executive
- James Charles Meekings Director
- Executive
- Nicholas James West Director
- Executive
- Dan Shellard Director
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Merger / acquisition
Thirdfort acquired the trade and assets of Homeppl Ltd, including its rental check platform, for a total consideration of GBP 885,000.
thirdfort.com ↗ -
Funding
Thirdfort completed a Series A2 funding round, raising GBP 5.1 million from existing investors.
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
- 806236
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- LEI
- No LEI mapped
- Elucidate firm ID
- 906c8cfdd142
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
- 2018-07-24
- Website
- www.thirdfort.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
- Floor 4, 17-21 Risborough Street, London, SE1 0HG
- 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
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in one address line
<FinInstnId>
<Nm>Thirdfort Limited</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>SE1 0HG</PstCd>
<TwnNm>London</TwnNm>
<Ctry>GB</Ctry>
<AdrLine>Floor 4, 17-21 Risborough Street</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>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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- FCA Financial Services Register - Payment Institutions & RAISPs—Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
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