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Ctrl Alt licences and regulatory disclosures

Four Ctrl Alt entities hold financial-services licences: Ctrl Alt Ltd is authorised and regulated by the FCA (FRN 1045023); Ctrl Alt Technologies Limited is a MiFID investment firm on the Central Bank of Ireland register (C571300); Ctrl Alt Corporate Services Limited is licensed by the GFSC (3085959); and the Dubai entity is licensed by VARA (VL/25/05/002).

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Dubai (VARA): Virtual Assets may lose their value in full or in part, and are subject to extreme volatility. The owner or investor in a Virtual Asset can lose all the money or other value they invest, and does not benefit from any form of financial protection.

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The entries below were checked against the Companies House, Central Bank of Ireland, GFSC and VARA registers on . The FCA Register entry could not be read on that date and is still to be verified.

Ctrl Alt Ltd (United Kingdom)

Company number
16547640, England and Wales, incorporated on (Companies House entry)
Registered office
86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE
Regulator and status
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 1045023
Date
Authorisation announced on . Before that the firm operated as an appointed representative.
Register
FCA Register search for FRN 1045023
Last verified
Companies House: . FCA Register: not yet verified.

What the authorisation covers

The permissions of Ctrl Alt Ltd are listed in its FCA Register entry. They are not reproduced here because the entry could not be read, so check the register for the current list.

What it does not cover

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme protects eligible investors up to £85,000 per person per authorised firm. The investments Ctrl Alt arranges may not always be covered by an equivalent investor compensation scheme. The authorisation belongs to Ctrl Alt Ltd alone: the Irish, Guernsey and Dubai entities act under their own licences.

Ctrl Alt Technologies Limited (Ireland)

Company number
737431, Companies Registration Office, Ireland
Registered office
Unit 2, Creative Spark, Clontygora Drive, Dundalk, Louth, A91 HF77, Ireland
Regulator and status
Authorised as an investment firm under MiFID by the Central Bank of Ireland, reference C571300. The register lists the entity type as Investment Firm - MiFID, authorised under Regulation 8(3) of S.I. No. 375/2017.
Date
Authorisation announced on
Register
Central Bank of Ireland register entry
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What the authorisation covers

  • Receipt and transmission of orders.
  • Placement of financial instruments without a firm commitment.
  • Regulated business in Ireland, with passporting across the European Economic Area.

What it does not cover

Retail clients. Products and services of Ctrl Alt Technologies Limited are intended only for eligible counterparties and professional clients as defined under applicable MiFID legislation. The live site does not say which investor compensation or ombudsman scheme, if any, applies to this entity.

Ctrl Alt Corporate Services Limited (Guernsey)

Company number
78152, Guernsey
Registered office
Upper House, 16-20 Smith Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 2JQ
Regulator and status
Licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, GFSC reference 3085959, as a Fiduciary Primary Licensee under the Fiduciaries Law 2020 and as an Investment Licensee for controlled investment business under the Protection of Investors Law 2020
Date
Licences announced on
Register
GFSC register entry
Last verified

What the licences cover

  • Fiduciary licence: corporate administration, directorship and governance services for Ctrl Alt vehicles.
  • Protection of Investors licence: registrar and digital transfer agent work for investment fund and vehicle interests.

What they do not cover

The Guernsey licences are separate from the UK authorisation. They do not bring cover from the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme or access to the UK Financial Ombudsman Service.

Ctrl Alt Solutions (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

The VARA register and the issuer's whitepapers name this entity Ctrl Alt Solutions DMCC. The footer of the live site names it Ctrl Alt Solutions FZCO.

Company number
DMCC199928, a free zone company registered on
Registered office
Unit No UT-11-CEO-24, DMCC Business Centre, Level No. 11, Uptown Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Regulator and status
Licensed by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, VASP Licence VL/25/05/002, for Broker-Dealer Services and Category 1 VA Issuance. Register status: Active.
Date
Licence issued on
Register
VARA public register entry
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What the licence covers

  • Broker-Dealer Services: arranging orders for the purchase and sale of virtual assets between two entities; soliciting or accepting orders, and accepting fiat currency or other virtual assets for them; facilitating the matching of transactions; making a market using client assets; and placement, distribution or other issuance-related services.
  • Category 1 VA Issuance: the issuance activities in Schedule 1 of the Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023. Issuing an asset-referenced virtual asset (ARVA) is a Category 1 issuance.

The licence condition

The register limits the licence. The entity may provide VA Broker-Dealer Services and VA Issuance Services to Qualified and Institutional Investors, under a VA Limited Licence, in the context of the tokenisation of ARVAs authorised by Dubai Land Department. The register names two tokens, TRE-1110 and TRE-A104, while the live site lists whitepapers for ten Dubai property tokens.

Those whitepapers name retail clients and qualified investors as the tokens' target market, reached through a separately licensed distributor, Prypco FZE (VARA licence VL/25/05/001). Distribution is that firm's activity under its own licence. The condition above is what applies to Ctrl Alt's own services.

What it does not cover

  • Services by Ctrl Alt to retail investors.
  • Any compensation scheme. An ARVA issued by the entity is not covered by any investor protection or deposit guarantee schemes.
  • Approval of a token's documents. The whitepaper for TRE-1110 says it was notified to VARA before issuance, that VARA has not verified its content, and that the project remains in a pilot phase.

How to verify us on each register

If a register differs from this page, the register is right: please contact compliance so the page can be corrected.

  1. FCA. Open the FCA Register search for 1045023. Look for Ctrl Alt Ltd under firm reference number 1045023, then check its status and permissions.
  2. Central Bank of Ireland. Open the register entry for C571300. It shows Ctrl Alt Technologies Limited as an Investment Firm - MiFID.
  3. GFSC. Open the regulated-entities entry 3085959. It shows Ctrl Alt Corporate Services Limited as a Fiduciary Primary Licensee and as an Investment Licensee.
  4. VARA. Open the public register entry for Ctrl Alt Solutions DMCC. It shows VASP Licence VL/25/05/002, the two licensed activities, the issue date, the status Active and the licence condition.
  5. Companies House. Open the entry for company 16547640. It shows Ctrl Alt Ltd as active, with its registered office at 86-90 Paul Street.

Group structure and changes

The live site describes Ctrl Alt Ltd as a subsidiary of Alt Ltd and the Dubai entity as a wholly owned subsidiary of Alt Ltd. Companies House lists Alt Ltd under company number 12481559, incorporated on at the same registered office. The pages reviewed do not state who owns the Irish and Guernsey entities.

  1. 2024

    1. Ctrl Alt Solutions DMCC registered as a free zone company in Dubai.

  2. 2025

    1. VARA issues VASP Licence VL/25/05/002 to the Dubai entity.

    2. Ctrl Alt Ltd incorporated in England and Wales.

  3. 2026

    1. FCA authorisation of Ctrl Alt Ltd announced.

    2. Central Bank of Ireland authorisation of Ctrl Alt Technologies Limited announced.

    3. GFSC licences of Ctrl Alt Corporate Services Limited announced.

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