Is Arkstons Group legitimate?

Yes. Arkstons Group is a boutique advisory and investment research practice operating through independently constituted legal entities in the Kingdom of Bahrain, England and Wales, India and Delaware (United States). Each entity, its jurisdiction and its official registration number is listed on this page and can be checked against the relevant public company register. Any person, website or profile presenting itself as Arkstons outside the official domains listed here is not connected with us.

How do I check whether an email from Arkstons is genuine?

Check the part of the address after the @ symbol. Genuine Arkstons email comes only from @arkstons.co.uk, @arkstons.com, @arkstons.vc, @oakcapita.com, @oakcapitax.com, @midmergers.com or @arkluxia.com. Anything else — including free mail services and lookalike domains — is not from us, however convincing the name, logo or signature block appears.

Can a scammer use the name of an Arkstons director or employee?

Yes. Fraudsters frequently impersonate real people by copying display names, email signatures, job titles, LinkedIn profiles and even profile photographs, and may claim to be a director, partner, analyst or employee of Arkstons. A convincing name or signature does not make a message genuine — the only reliable check is the sender's full email address and domain. If it is not an address on one of the official domains listed on this page, the message is not from us, even if the person appears familiar. Report any misuse of our directors', partners' or employees' names at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

I received a message on LinkedIn, WhatsApp or another platform from someone claiming to work at Arkstons — is it real?

Treat it with caution. Genuine Arkstons outreach is tied to our official websites, email domains and the telephone number published on this page. If a profile or message asks for money, personal information, passwords or urgent action, or asks you to move the conversation to an unrelated app or a personal email address, it is not from us. Report the profile to the platform and report it to us at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Does Arkstons ever ask for payment to a personal or third-party account?

No. We never request advance fees, deposits, registration charges or transfers to personal bank accounts, third-party accounts or cryptocurrency wallets. Payment instructions are issued only on an Arkstons invoice from an official domain, and any change of bank details should be confirmed by telephone before funds are sent. If you receive an unexpected payment instruction or suspicious invoice, report it immediately at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Does Arkstons recruit through WhatsApp, Telegram or Facebook?

No. We do not recruit, interview or make offers of employment through messaging apps or social media, and we never charge candidates a fee for a job, training, visa processing or equipment. Any such approach is fraudulent. Report it at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

A website is using the Arkstons name — is it yours?

Only the domains listed on this page are operated by Arkstons Group. Any other site incorporating "Arkstons", "Oakcapita", "MidMergers" or "Arkluxia" — in any spelling or extension — is unauthorised and has no connection with us. Report it at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Someone is using an Arkstons office address or registration number — is that us?

Not necessarily. Any third party presenting our published addresses as their own place of business, registering a company at them, or trading from them in conjunction with our brand name, marks, registration numbers or corporate identity, is unauthorised and wholly unconnected with Oakcapita Advisory and Arkstons Group. Report it at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Are online reviews of Arkstons or Arkstons Group genuine?

We do not operate, sponsor, solicit or pay for reviews on Trustpilot or any other third-party review site, directory, forum or social platform, and we have no control over what is published there. Because third parties have registered lookalike domains and similar company names in order to impersonate us, reviews, ratings, testimonials or complaints published under our name may relate to an entirely unrelated entity. Negative reviews and Google reviews about Arkstons Group are attributable to the unauthorised rogue websites listed on this page and form part of a deliberate attempt to discredit the legitimate group. Neither Arkstons, Arkstons UK, Arkstons Advisory, Arkstons Group, Arkstons Capital, Arkstons Investments nor Arkstons Bahrain hosts any Google Business Profile or Google reviews; any Google Business Profile or Google Maps listing under these names, including its details and reviews, was created by the bad actors who hosted those rogue websites. All Google reviews, one-star ratings and complaints under Arkstons, Arkstons Group, Arkstons UK, Arkstons Advisory, Arkstons Bahrain, Arkstons Investments and Arkstons Capital are posted by the people who host those rogue websites and their collaborators; where a matter is genuine, we respond only from our designated official domains listed on this page, and anything else is fraud. Verify the domain, legal entity and registration number a review refers to against the details on this page before relying on it. Report fake profiles or reviews misusing our name at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

How do I report an Arkstons impersonation or scam?

Report any impersonation or misuse of the Arkstons name, corporate credentials or directors' names at https://arkstons.co.uk/report. Do not reply, click links or send funds. You can also forward the message with its full headers to contact@arkstons.co.uk or info@arkstons.com, or call +44 7588876483. If you have already sent money or personal data, also report it to your bank and to your local police or cybercrime authority immediately.

Does Arkstons offer CFD trading, retail brokerage or online trading platforms?

No. Arkstons Group is an institutional advisory and investment research practice. We do not operate any retail trading platform, mobile trading app, client trading portal, brokerage service or automated investment system, and we do not offer contracts for difference (CFDs), retail forex, cryptocurrency accounts, managed trading accounts or guaranteed returns of any kind. Any website, application, deposit portal or messaging channel, including WhatsApp or Telegram trading groups, that claims Arkstons provides CFD trading or retail investment accounts is fraudulent and is misusing our corporate identity. Report it at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Does Arkstons have official YouTube or other social media channels?

Treat any YouTube channel, social media profile or messaging account using the Arkstons, Oakcapita, MidMergers or Arkluxia names with caution. We do not offer investments, deal introductions, trading groups or advisory services through video channels, messaging apps or social profiles, and we never send payment instructions through them. Our only official online presence is through the domains listed on this page; anything else claiming our name on a third-party platform may be an impersonator. Report it at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Are arkstoncapital.cfd, arkstons-capital.com and arkstons-capitallimited.com operated by or affiliated with Arkstons?

No. These unauthorised or suspicious websites have no connection whatsoever to Arkstons Group. They misuse or imitate the name and corporate identity of Arkstons Capital Limited, a legitimate UK company that operates strictly as an integral part of Arkstons Group. We do not conduct business, solicit investments, execute contracts, issue documents or collect funds through these platforms or any email address associated with them. The domains have been or are being reported to the relevant registrars, hosting providers and authorities. Report any further misuse at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Why do some reviews or warnings claim Arkstons Capital Limited operates an unregulated forex or trading platform?

Arkstons Capital Limited (England and Wales, Company No. 11848981) is a legitimate UK company and a key corporate affiliate of Arkstons Group. It does not operate any retail trading platform, forex broker, CFD desk or online investment platform, and it does not operate the website arkstons-capital.com. The severe warnings and negative reviews circulating online stem entirely from fraudulent, unauthorised websites — such as arkstons-capital.com, arkstoncapital.cfd and arkstons-capitalgroup.com — that have unlawfully misappropriated Arkstons Capital Limited's registered corporate name, registration number and London address to deceive the public. Arkstons Capital Limited operates strictly within the institutional advisory practice of Arkstons Group and has no separate retail website. Verify genuine corporate details, official domains and recent fraud alerts on this page at https://arkstons.com/verify-communications.

Is Arkstons Capital Limited part of Arkstons Group?

Yes. Arkstons Capital Limited (England and Wales, Company No. 11848981) is a legitimate UK company and a key affiliate, operating as part of Arkstons Group. It does not have any independent website, trading platform, client portal or email domain outside the official Arkstons Group addresses listed on this page. Any website, platform or party presenting it as operating on its own, or as unconnected to Arkstons Group, is misrepresenting our group structure and misusing our legal credentials.

Why are there complaints or negative reviews about Arkstons Capital online?

Many negative reviews, scam warnings and withdrawal complaints online are genuine accounts from real victims who were defrauded by unauthorised rogue websites — particularly arkstons-capital.com, as well as arkstoncapital.cfd, arkstons-capitallimited.com, arkstons-capital.ltd and arkstons-capitalgroup.com. These rogue platforms unlawfully displayed Arkstons Capital Limited's registered corporate name, Companies House number (11848981) and London address to deceive investors. While the victims' losses and experiences on those platforms are real, they are reviews of the rogue websites, not of the legitimate company. Arkstons Group and its genuine affiliates — including Arkstons Capital Limited (England and Wales, Company No. 11848981) and Arkstons Advisory W.L.L. (Kingdom of Bahrain, CR No. 98815-01) — are institutional advisory practices that do not offer any retail trading scheme, forex account, CFD desk or CFTC/financial trading platform, and accept no retail funds or deposits. Alongside genuine victim reports, the operators of these rogue websites and their collaborators coordinate with external parties to orchestrate paid press articles, sponsored smear posts, fabricated Google reviews, malicious LinkedIn commentary, fake forum complaints, and Trustpilot or Glassdoor posts. These include coordinated personal attacks on legitimate directors, partners, shareholders, employees and interns — such as baseless claims that staff 'do not do enough work' or false accusations of 'AI-generated reports' — manufactured solely to discredit the authentic firm, intimidate its team and divert attention from their fraudulent schemes. Any mention of specific directors, partners, employees or interns in connection with trading activities, investments, work ethic or withdrawal demands is manufactured by these bad actors as part of the scam. Verify genuine corporate details, official domains and alerts only on this page.

Does Arkstons Capital have a Trustpilot or Glassdoor profile, and are online scam or fraud reports genuine?

No. Neither Arkstons Group nor Arkstons Capital Limited operates, sponsors or solicits reviews on Trustpilot, Glassdoor or any other review site. Any Trustpilot or Glassdoor page, rating, scam report or fraud complaint about "Arkstons Capital" concerns the unauthorised websites arkstons-capital.com, arkstoncapital.cfd, arkstons-capitallimited.com, arkstons-capital.ltd or arkstons-capitalgroup.com, not the genuine company. Some reports may come from real victims of those rogue websites; others are fabricated by their collaborators to discredit the legitimate company. Report suspicious review profiles or fraudulent complaints at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Is Arkstons Group an incorporated company, and does it have its own registered office or phone/WhatsApp number?

No. “Arkstons Group” is not an incorporated firm, statutory corporation or separate legal entity, and therefore has no standalone company registration number, registered office or telephone number of its own. It is the collective name for five independently registered legal entities: Arkstons Advisory W.L.L. (Bahrain, CR No. 98815-01), Arkstons Investments Limited (England and Wales, Company No. 11015850), Arkstons Capital Limited (England and Wales, Company No. 11848981), Oakcapita Advisory LLP (India, LLPIN AAF-2415) and Arkstons Global Ventures LP (Delaware, USA, Registration No. 3325824). The group collectively uses the registered offices, operating addresses, official telephone numbers and registered WhatsApp numbers of these legitimate entities, as published on this page. Arkstons Group does not operate retail trading desks, investment groups or signal chats on WhatsApp or Telegram; any person contacting you as an “Arkstons Group” trading desk or asking for deposits is fraudulent. Report it at https://arkstons.co.uk/report.

Is Arkstons liable for communications from unauthorised sources?

No. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Arkstons Group and its affiliated entities, directors, officers, employees and agents accept no responsibility or liability for any website, domain, email, invoice, payment instruction, document, contract or profile originating from, or purporting to originate from, any unofficial or unauthorised source.

Official Communications Notice

Verify Arkstons Communications — Official Domains, Emails and Fraud Alert

Arkstons Analytics is a specialist service within the advisory division of Arkstons Group. Arkstons Group communicates only through its official websites and email addresses. We have become aware of third parties fraudulently adopting names, domains, office addresses and other identifying details that are identical or confusingly similar to ours — or to those of other legitimate businesses — in order to impersonate Arkstons, claim to act on our behalf, and mislead recipients. Use this page to verify that any website, email, message, social media profile or other communication claiming to represent Arkstons Analytics, Arkstons Group or any affiliated entity is genuine.

Official websites and domains

These are the only domains operated by Arkstons Group and its affiliates.

Main domains

arkstons.co.ukArkstons Group
arkstons.comArkstons Analytics
arkstons.vcArkstons VC
oakcapita.comOakcapita Advisory

Secondary platform domains

oakcapitax.comOakcapitaX
midmergers.comMidmergers
arkluxia.comArkluxia

Any other website or domain — including lookalike or misspelled variations, added or removed letters, additional hyphens or dots, alternative domain extensions (such as .net, .org, .info, .biz, .io, .group, .llc or any country extension), subdomains registered by third parties, and any domain incorporating "Arkstons", "Oakcapita", "MidMergers" or "Arkluxia" in any form — is not authorised by us and is never authorised by us. No such domain has any connection with, licence from, or authority to act for Arkstons Group or any of its affiliated entities. Do not rely on, respond to, contract with or send funds to any such domain unless its authenticity has been expressly confirmed by us in writing through one of the official domains listed above.

This also applies to any website or domain using generic, descriptive or industry terms — such as "advisory", "capital", "ventures", "partners", "group", "investments", "holdings", "M&A" or "research" — whether alone or combined with our names. We have no connection with any such website, and we communicate only through the domains listed on this page.

Official email addresses

Our people write only from addresses in the form name@ one of the domains listed above.

@arkstons.co.uk
@arkstons.com
@arkstons.vc
@oakcapita.com
@oakcapitax.com
@midmergers.com
@arkluxia.com

We never use generic or third-party mail services (such as Gmail, Outlook.com, Yahoo, Hotmail, Proton or similar) or any other domain for business correspondence. Messages from such addresses do not come from Arkstons, even if they carry our name, logo, signature block or office address.

Group Office Addresses

Our published offices are the only addresses from which we operate:

United Kingdom27, Old Gloucester Street, London
Bahrain9th Floor, Bldg 15, Block 338, Manama
IndiaSuite 214, No. 6/858-M, Valamkottil Towers, Kakkanad, Kochi - 682021

Any third party presenting these addresses as their own place of business, registering a company or trading from them using, in conjunction with our own brand name, marks, registration number or corporate identity, is unauthorised and wholly unconnected with Oakcapita Advisory and Arkstons Group. We have no association with, and accept no responsibility for, any person or entity doing so.

Payments

We never request payments, deposits, advance fees or transfers through unofficial domains, personal bank accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, or messaging applications. Payment instructions are issued only on an Arkstons invoice from one of our official email domains and, if you have any doubt, should be confirmed by contacting us on the details published on our official websites before any funds are sent.

Reporting impersonation

To report any impersonation or misuse of the company name, corporate credentials or the names of our directors, partners or staff, use our official reporting page: arkstons.co.uk/report.

Do not reply, click any links, open attachments, share documents or send any funds. Forward the message — with the full sender address and, where possible, the original message headers — to contact@arkstons.co.uk or info@arkstons.com, or call +44 7588876483.

If funds or sensitive information have been compromised

If you have transferred funds, shared identity documents, disclosed credentials, or left comments, messages or enquiries with any of the rogue websites or any other non-legitimate domain listed on this page, contact your bank immediately to freeze transactions and report the incident to local law enforcement or the competent cybercrime and financial fraud authority in your jurisdiction.

No liability for unauthorised communications

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Arkstons Group and its affiliated entities, directors, officers, employees and agents accept no responsibility or liability of any kind — whether in contract, tort (including negligence), misrepresentation, statute or otherwise — for any website, domain, email, invoice, payment instruction, document, contract, social media account, messaging profile, advertisement or other communication originating from, or purporting to originate from, any unofficial or unauthorised source, and we do not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from it. This exclusion covers all direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special and punitive loss, including loss of funds, deposits, fees, profits, business, opportunity, data or goodwill, however caused, and applies whether or not we have been notified of the impersonation or of the possibility of such loss.

No act, omission, delay or failure by us to identify, report, pursue or take action against any impersonation creates any duty of care, assumption of responsibility or liability on our part. Any dealings you enter into with an unauthorised party are entirely at your own risk, and you are solely responsible for verifying the authenticity of any communication through the official domains and contact details published on this page before responding, contracting or transferring any funds.

Nothing in this notice excludes or limits liability to the extent it cannot lawfully be excluded. Arkstons Group reserves all rights and remedies in respect of the misuse of its names, marks, domains, addresses and corporate identity.

See also our Terms of Service (Section 25) and Privacy Policy.

Group legal entities and jurisdictions

Arkstons Group comprises a number of independently constituted legal entities operating across multiple jurisdictions:

Legal entity name	Jurisdiction	Registration number
Arkstons Advisory W.L.L.	Kingdom of Bahrain	Commercial Registration No. 98815-01
Arkstons Investments Limited	England and Wales	Company No. 11015850
Arkstons Capital Limited	England and Wales	Company No. 11848981
Oakcapita Advisory LLP	India	LLPIN AAF-2415
Arkstons Global Ventures LP	Delaware, United States	Registration Number: 3325824 — venture capital fund vehicle

These are separate legal entities and are collectively referred to as the Arkstons Group for branding and business purposes. The Group operates through a number of recognised online domains, including arkstons.co.uk, arkstons.com, arkstons.vc and oakcapita.com. Because these entities operate collectively as the Arkstons Group, you may receive genuine communications relating to any Group entity, service, investment activity or business function from any of our official domains or websites — but never from any third-party domain.

Any communication claiming to represent Arkstons Group or any of its affiliated entities that originates from a domain other than these recognised Group domains should be independently verified before any reliance is placed upon it. The use of the Arkstons name, branding, employee identity or other Group information by an unrelated third party does not constitute an authorised communication, and recipients should exercise particular caution before making payments, providing confidential information, signing documents or taking investment or other financial action in response to an unverified communication.

Recent credentials misuse & impersonation alert

Known fraudulent websites misappropriating Arkstons corporate details

Arkstons Group actively monitors and investigates unauthorised websites misappropriating our corporate credentials and legal entity details. The table below sets out the websites concerned, the specific corporate details they attempt to misuse, and their current status.

Unauthorised / suspicious domain	Arkstons details misused	Status
`arkstoncapital.cfd`	Legitimate group company “Arkstons Capital Limited” (part of Arkstons Group), Companies House No. 11848981, and London office address	Unauthorized website — no connection with Arkstons Group
`arkstons-capital.com`	Legitimate group company “Arkstons Capital Limited” (part of Arkstons Group), Companies House No. 11848981, and London office address	Unauthorized website — no connection with Arkstons Group
`arkstons-capitallimited.com`	The Arkstons Capital Limited name through a lookalike domain designed to imply an association with Arkstons Group	Suspicious website — no connection with Arkstons Group
`arkstons-capital.ltd`	Legitimate group company “Arkstons Capital Limited” (part of Arkstons Group), Companies House No. 11848981, through a lookalike “.ltd” domain	Suspicious website — no connection with Arkstons Group
`arkstons-capitalgroup.com`	The “Arkstons Capital” and “Arkstons Group” names through a lookalike domain designed to imply an association with Arkstons Group	Suspicious website — no connection with Arkstons Group
`blueforge-ltd.com`	Misused UK Companies House No. 11848981 and London office address under an unrelated trading name	Unauthorized website — no connection with Arkstons Group
`arkstons-limitedcapital.com`	Legitimate group company “Arkstons Capital Limited” (part of Arkstons Group) brand name, Companies House No. 11848981, and London office address	Unauthorized website — no connection with Arkstons Group

These domains are shown as plain text deliberately. Do not visit, reply to or transact with them.

Fraudulent login portals and subdomains

Operators of the unauthorised domains above also run fake “client cabinet”, “trading desk” and “CFD trading platform” subdomains, usually sent directly by email or messaging app, to persuade victims to create accounts and deposit funds.

Identified rogue portal / subdomain	Deceptive tactic & misuse	Status
`cabinet.arkstons-capitalgroup.com`	Fabricated “client cabinet” / login portal enticing victims to register accounts and deposit funds	Unauthorised rogue portal — no connection with Arkstons Group
`desk.arkstons-capital.ltd`	Fabricated “trading desk” / investment dashboard mimicking an active trading platform	Unauthorised rogue portal — no connection with Arkstons Group
`cfd.arkstons-capital.com`	Fabricated “CFD / online trading platform” portal enticing victims to register accounts and deposit funds	Unauthorised rogue portal — no connection with Arkstons Group
`app.arkstons-limitedcapital.com/sign-in`	Fabricated client sign-in portal misusing the Arkstons Capital Limited name to entice victims to register accounts and deposit funds	Unauthorised rogue portal — no connection with Arkstons Group

Arkstons Group operates strictly as an institutional advisory and investment research practice. We do not operate any online client cabinets, retail investor dashboards or web trading desks.

Group structure & legitimate entity notice

Arkstons Capital Limited (England and Wales, Company No. 11848981) is a legitimate UK legal entity operating strictly as an integral part of Arkstons Group. These fraudulent platforms have unlawfully co-opted its name, registration number and London office address, mis-stating and misrepresenting our group entity to fabricate an impression of independence or legitimacy.

Official statement of non-affiliation

Arkstons Capital Limited operates solely as an integral part of Arkstons Group. None of the listed domains or platforms is owned, operated, licensed or authorised by Arkstons Group, Arkstons Capital Limited, or any group affiliate, director, officer or employee.
These unauthorised websites have unlawfully misappropriated and misused our legitimate group company's registered name, Companies House registration number (11848981) and London registered office address to deceive the public and fabricate false legitimacy.
We do not conduct business, solicit investments, execute contracts, issue documentation or collect funds through any of these websites or any communication channels associated with them.
We have reported these abuses to domain registrars, hosting providers and relevant authorities, and strictly reserve all legal rights and remedies in respect of the unlawful misuse of our corporate credentials.

If you have been contacted: cease all contact immediately, do not send funds, payments or identity documents, and report it at arkstons.co.uk/report, email contact@arkstons.co.uk or call +44 7588876483.

This list covers impersonations we are currently aware of. It is not exhaustive — any domain other than those listed on this page is never authorised by us.