Alpha Corporate Services Limited
About

Governance expertise, regulated

Founded by Syad Rezaah Ahmad to deliver governance, administrative and consulting services to business clients, starting in technology. ACSL is registered with HMRC as a TCSP under the MLR 2017.

Leadership

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Syad Rezaah Ahmad
Founder, CEO & Director

Over two decades across investment banking, hedge funds and fintech entrepreneurship. Studied economics and financial crises at Cambridge; began his career in Deutsche Bank's No.1 European debt finance team. Served as controlling board director of Telecolumbus, a €1bn German cable business, and founded WiseAlpha Technologies, an FCA-authorised platform that arranged £56m+ in investments and won Best Investment Platform at the British Banking Awards in 2018 and 2019.

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Abdul Motobbir
Money Laundering Reporting Officer

Over 10 years in regulatory compliance, AML, financial crime prevention and KYC/KYB. Currently Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO at WiseAlpha Technologies; previously a Senior Consultant at Ocorian, with prior experience at the FCA. Holds FCA-approved SMF16 and SMF17 functions.

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Steven Landes
Prospective Partner — Corporate, Trust & Fund Services

Managing Director and Board Advisor at Hawksford, an international corporate, private client and fund services provider spanning 12+ jurisdictions. Founded SH Landes LLP, a London firm of Chartered Accountants, in 1993. A Chartered Accountant with 30+ years in corporate governance, trust and company administration.

Our Approach

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Genuine engagement only. ACSL accepts mandates only where our founder or an approved partner can provide real, substantive expertise and involvement, never nominal services for reputational or cosmetic purposes, and never nominee directorships.
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Current legislation, applied properly. Our controls reference POCA 2002, the Terrorism Act 2000, the MLR 2017 and ECCTA 2023, kept current as guidance from HMRC, the NCA and JMLSG evolves.
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A deliberately boutique practice. ACSL stays close to its clients and its obligations. Every engagement is overseen directly by our founder, with any new mandate subject to full onboarding and CDD before it begins.