Sterling Consortium Limited
Primary
GB
05850613
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Sterling FX Review: Is It Legit and Regulated?
Sterling Consortium Limited
GB
Since 1972
AKA Sterling Consortium
FindMyFX score
high risk5.6/10
0
Score out of 10
10
Independent assessment
Updated 2026-08-06
Contact & regulation
- Official website
- sterlingfx.co.uk
- Address
- 50 Harrowby Street, London W1H 5EE, United Kingdom
- Contact
- [email protected]
- Primary license
- FCA · Unverified
Missing values mean the information has not been verified or published yet—not that the broker does not provide it.
Quick verdict
Is Sterling FX legit and regulated?
FindMyFX has license records for Sterling FX, but none is currently presented as fully verified. Check each entity, jurisdiction, source, and verification date before depositing.
This is a source-limited research summary, not a safety guarantee or investment recommendation.
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Broker-provided company information
Sterling FX is a UK foreign-exchange and international-payments trading division of Sterling Consortium Limited. The company provides travel money and international transfers rather than a leveraged retail CFD account.
Professional broker overview
FindMyFX editorial summary
Sterling FX states that it is a trading division of Sterling Consortium Limited, UK company number 05850613. The FCA’s official data lists Sterling Consortium Limited as an Authorised Payment Institution under FRN 987941 from November 27, 2023, while the company notes that travel-money activity itself is not FCA-regulated. Official pages describe international transfers in more than 100 currencies and publish payment methods and selected order fees, but no leveraged forex account is offered in the reviewed materials.
Prepared from reviewed sources for informational purposes. This is not investment advice.
Editorial note: This is a currency-exchange and payments provider, not a confirmed leveraged retail forex broker. FCA authorisation applies to payment services within scope; the company expressly distinguishes unregulated travel-money activity.
- Operational status
- active
- Broker type
- unknown
- Execution model
- Currency exchange and international money-transfer service.
- Support hours
- Weekdays 09:30-18:00
Support languages: English
Documented advantages
- The FCA data confirms Authorised Payment Institution status and FRN 987941.
- Official pages disclose company registration, branch contact details, payment methods, minimum order value and selected fees.
Documented limitations
- Travel-money activity is expressly stated as outside FCA regulation.
- The reviewed pages do not offer leveraged retail forex trading, maximum leverage or CFD spread data.
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Published profile coverage
8 of 8 core information groups currently contain published data. This measures data availability, not broker quality or safety.
Company structure
Legal entities
Registered companies associated with this broker profile.
Markets and instruments
international money transfers
unverified
Physical currencies
unverified
Deposit and withdrawal methods
Bank transfer
unverifiedDeposit: Yes · Withdrawal: Yes
Processing time not shown · The Low Cost Payment option is stated as fee-free.
debit card
unverifiedDeposit: Yes · Withdrawal: No
Processing time not shown · A 0.39% Quick and Easy Payment fee may apply.
open banking
unverifiedDeposit: Yes · Withdrawal: No
Processing time not shown · Payment-option fees depend on the selected service.
Additional broker contacts
Registered office
50 Harrowby Street, London W1H 5EE, United Kingdom
Retail branch
105 Edgware Road, Marble Arch, London W2 2HX, United Kingdom
London branch
+44 20 7723 3000
Research sources
Licenses and regulators
FCA
987941
Last verified: Not shown
Type: Authorised Payment Institution
Client class: Not shown
Compensation: Not shown
Segregated funds: Unknown
Negative balance protection: Unknown
Non-trading fee schedule
Administration Fee
unverifiedAmount not shown · 0.3900%
The FAQ lists a 0.39% fee for the Quick and Easy Payment method.
Jurisdiction-specific offerings
GB · other
unverifiedEntity not linked · Leverage not shown
Compensation scheme not shown
Score components
Regulation and licenses
7.5/10 · 35%The FCA data directly confirms Authorised Payment Institution status and FRN 987941.
Security and track record
5.0/10 · 20%Official authorisation is documented, but no full incident or complaint-history review was performed.
Trading conditions
5.0/10 · 15%Official pages publish order limits, currencies, payment methods and fees, but no leveraged trading terms.
Company transparency
7.5/10 · 10%The company number, addresses, contacts, authorisation scope and regulatory limitation are disclosed.
Service quality
5.0/10 · 10%Contact details and weekday hours are published, but no verified service-performance dataset was found.
Verified user reviews
0.0/10 · 10%No verified user-review dataset was identified in the inspectable official sources.
Profile update history
Broker profile was published.
2026-08-06
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