Abshire-Smith: the building at 20 Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9AR is a construction site
Abshire-Smith publishes 20 Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9AR. The building is being redeveloped, so nobody is working there.
What the team found
Abshire-Smith publishes 20 Ropemaker Street London EC2Y 9AR as its office. The address is in the City of London. The building is behind hoardings and being redeveloped, so there was no lobby, reception or directory to check, and no signage for the company on or around the site.
The visit is recorded as closed rather than as a definitive absence, but the address Abshire-Smith publishes is not somewhere a company can be operating from at the moment.
The checks
The checks that decided this outcome, from the visit checklist.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Building match | Building matched |
| External signage | Broker or entity shown |
| Reception check | Reception unavailable |
| Floor or suite | Restricted |
Who else uses this address
6 other brokers in this set publish an address on Ropemaker Street. When that many financial firms name one building, it is usually a registered-office or mail-forwarding service, and an address of that kind tells you where the post arrives rather than where anyone works.
Across the 6 other visits to that address, the team found nothing once and could not get access 5 times. Among them are CAPITALSTONE, Dave and Forex Boss.
This visit ended differently from most of the others, which is worth weighing against the pattern at the address.
The picture in EC2Y
19 of the addresses the team has visited sit in the EC2Y postcode district. Across the 18 other visits to EC2Y, the team confirmed an office once, found nothing 9 times and could not get access 8 times.
Others in the same district include CAPITALSTONE, CBCX and Dave.
Reading the checks together
In short, the building was the one the address names, there was no sign for the company outside and reception could not say either way. No single check settles an outcome on its own, which is why each one is listed above rather than folded into a verdict.
What this outcome means
Temporarily closed. The location was closed during the visit and the reason or duration could not be fully established.
A field survey confirms only what was observed at the stated address and time. It does not verify regulatory status, client-money handling, trading conditions or financial strength. The photographs are the team's own, taken at the location on the day, and may be cropped for privacy. Read how surveys are conducted.
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