Operating status and historical accounts
Sections ↑The official company record takes priority over the website’s invitation to open an account: ABSHIRE-SMITH GLOBAL LTD is dissolved. The record below describes the surviving historical documents. No current opening deposit, funded account or withdrawal service is represented as available.[1][2]
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Status that changes the account decision
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Historical account routes
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Individuals | The website described platform-specific accounts and identity verification.Source 4 |
| Corporate and institutional clients | Separate documentation and compliance review were advertised.Source 4 |
| Demo | A demonstration route was advertised; virtual balances are not evidence of an active custodian or broker.Source 4 |
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Legacy onboarding documents
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Identity | Passport or other accepted identification.Source 4 |
| Residence | Utility/bank evidence no older than four months in the historical account guide.Source 4 |
| Translations | Certified translations could be required; these are historical requirements, not instructions to send documents now.Source 4 |
Historical products and ownership
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Advertised product range
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| FX | More than 55 currency pairs in the legacy product page.Source 5 |
| CFDs | Metals, soft commodities, energy and other underlying markets.Source 5 |
| Institutional services | Cash equities via API/FIX and futures for certain institutional/VIP arrangements were described.Source 5 |
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Different forms of market access
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Rolling FX and CFDs | Leveraged bilateral contracts.Source 5Source 7 |
| Cash-equity service | A separately described institutional route; it should not be conflated with share CFDs.Source 5Source 7 |
| Futures | Historical marketing did not establish a current clearing arrangement or present market access.Source 5Source 7 |
Historical pricing and account charges
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What the legacy pricing actually establishes
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Spread model | Fixed-spread and direct-market-access pricing were both advertised for different routes.Source 5Source 6Source 1 |
| Commissions | Retail terms said charges were agreed before contracting and itemised on statements.Source 5Source 6Source 1 |
| Current tariff | The surviving pages do not establish a tariff payable to an active company today.Source 5Source 6Source 1 |
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Other historical charge provisions
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Conversion | Currency conversion could produce separate costs.Source 6 |
| Third-party benefits | The agreement described commissions or rebates involving third parties, with details available on request.Source 6 |
| Changes | Legacy fee-change clauses should be read as historical contractual wording, not proof of present pricing.Source 6 |
Historical execution and margin
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Client classification in the documents
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Retail agreement | Execution-only terms without personal advice.Source 6Source 7 |
| Professional agreement | Separate professional/eligible-counterparty framework.Source 6Source 7 |
| Reclassification | The firm could refuse a request to change category.Source 6Source 7 |
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Legacy leverage claims
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Professional execution provisions
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Counterparty | Professional terms describe the firm acting as principal for OTC FX/CFDs.Source 7 |
| Orders | Aggregation and crossing with other clients were possible; aggregation could disadvantage an individual order.Source 7 |
| Intermediaries | Execution through intermediaries outside the UK was contemplated.Source 7 |
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Margin and confirmation provisions
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| House margin | Professional terms permitted changes and liquidation without prior notice in specified circumstances.Source 7 |
| Deficit | The historical professional agreement did not promise a universal retail-style loss cap.Source 7 |
| Objections | Professional confirmations were subject to a one-business-day objection provision, except manifest error.Source 7 |
Former-client cash and records
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Historical payment controls
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Funding | Professional terms required name-matched funding.Source 7Source 1 |
| Withdrawals | Payment to a third-party name was not the ordinary contractual route.Source 7Source 1 |
| Present limitation | These clauses do not establish that an operational withdrawal channel remains available after dissolution.Source 7Source 1 |
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Information relevant to an unresolved balance
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Contracting identity | ABSHIRE-SMITH GLOBAL LTD, company 07894030.Source 1Source 2 |
| Record comparison | Match any statement or agreement to that legal company, rather than the brand alone.Source 1Source 2 |
| Company status evidence | The official filing history provides the dissolution and restoration chronology.Source 1Source 2 |
Historical permissions and present-status limits
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Regulatory claims need a date
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Website | Legacy pages describe FCA authorisation and use historical regulatory contact details.Source 3Source 8Source 1 |
| Gibraltar listing | The GFSC entry records incoming UK investment-service permissions; it is not proof that the dissolved company is accepting clients.Source 3Source 8Source 1 |
| FCA cancellation date | A specific cancellation date was not established from an independently rendered current FCA record.Source 3Source 8Source 1 |
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What the Gibraltar entry describes
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Service categories | Reception/transmission and execution of investment orders.Source 8 |
| Instrument scope | Transferable securities, derivatives and CFDs are among the listed categories.Source 8 |
| Jurisdictional boundary | An incoming-services listing does not convert a UK firm into a separately licensed Gibraltar contracting company.Source 8 |
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Retail and professional protection distinction
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Retail | The surviving retail agreement and professional agreement are different documents.Source 6Source 7 |
| Professional/ECP | Historical terms contain wider client risk and margin obligations.Source 6Source 7 |
| Current compensation claim | No automatic entitlement or payout is established simply by quoting the old FCA statement.Source 6Source 7 |
Historical contact details and official records
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Contact information with a historical label
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Legacy institutional email | [email protected] was published for institutional account enquiries.Source 4Source 1 |
| Current service assumption | The continued appearance of that address does not demonstrate a functioning support desk after dissolution.Source 4Source 1 |
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Addresses must not be combined
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Companies House final office | 4 Old Park Lane, London W1K 1QW.Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Older filings | The registered office changed from Communications House,26 York Street in January 2018.Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
| Surviving website | Other legacy operating addresses are not verified current branches.Source 1Source 2Source 3 |
Historical specialist services
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Automation and professional access
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Expert advisers | Retail terms required notification of EA use and disclosure of certain news/arbitrage strategies.Source 6Source 5Source 1 |
| Institutional connectivity | API/FIX equity access was advertised.Source 6Source 5Source 1 |
| Availability today | Neither a platform download nor an old service description establishes current access through the dissolved company.Source 6Source 5Source 1 |
Company history and dissolution
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Official chronology
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| 30 December 2011 | Incorporated as company 07894030.Source 1Source 2 |
| 24 September 2019 | Compulsory strike-off dissolution recorded in filing history.Source 1Source 2 |
| 17 December 2024 | Restoration by court order recorded.Source 1Source 2 |
| 20 May 2025 | Voluntary strike-off dissolution recorded.Source 1Source 2 |
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Last filed reporting dates
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Accounts | Company page lists accounts made up to 31 December 2012.Source 1 |
| Confirmation statement | Company page lists last statement dated 30 December 2016.Source 1 |
| Interpretation | These are historical filing dates, not current capital or solvency measurements.Source 1 |
Legal entities & licences
These are source-dated records, not a blanket assessment of the broker. Read each issuer, identifier, status and scope together.
Abshire-Smith Global Ltd
No separate licence entry is recorded in this panel.
Additional information
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Reading the surviving website correctly
| Item | Published terms |
|---|---|
| Account-opening claims | Historical marketing that conflicts with the dissolved company status.Source 1Source 4Source 5Source 8 |
| Leverage and commissions | Legacy product terms, not a live quotation.Source 1Source 4Source 5Source 8 |
| Licence references | Need exact firm, permission and status dates; an undated logo is insufficient.Source 1Source 4Source 5Source 8 |
Sources & further reading
- Companies House: ABSHIRE-SMITH GLOBAL LTD07894030 Companies House · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Companies House: filing history and 20 May 2025 dissolution Companies House · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Official broker landing site Abshire-Smith (official website) · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Account opening and country exclusions Abshire-Smith (official website) · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Official trading product menu and leverage advertising Abshire-Smith (official website) · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Published client agreement; FCA FRN Abshire-Smith (official website) · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Professional client agreement Abshire-Smith (official website) · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
- Gibraltar authority cross-border permissions record Financial regulator, official public registry · Accessed 27 Oct 2026
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