Manor FX

What Manor FX does

Manor FX is a UK-based, family-owned online currency exchange operated under the trading name of Leftover Currency Limited, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Datchet, Berkshire, near Heathrow Airport. It sells and buys foreign currency in 160+ denominations — including hard-to-source and closed currencies — to UK resident travelers, Isle of Man and Channel Islands residents, and HM Forces personnel abroad. Distribution combines a 24/7 e-commerce storefront (manorfx.com) with home or office delivery via Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed and a physical bureau de change for click-and-collect and walk-in transactions. The platform is built on a WordPress + WooCommerce stack hosted on Vultr cloud, uses Google Analytics for traffic analysis, and runs GBG ID3global and Compliance Assist for identity verification and AML due diligence under HMRC-supervised Bureau de Change registration (MLR XQML00000112713); it accepts Visa, Mastercard, and Visa Electron.

Revenue is generated primarily through the bid/ask spread on currency transactions (the company states it charges no commission) and a flat £8.75 delivery fee on orders under £750, with free delivery above that threshold and a £12.50 surcharge for Saturday delivery. Marketing is concentrated in content and SEO — currency-specific product pages, blog and guides — supported by Trustpilot reviews and UK media coverage (Yahoo News, Mirror, The Sun, The Week). The customer base is described as 'thousands of globetrotters,' individually small-ticket and consumer-grade, with no enterprise or B2B anchor customers disclosed.

A strategic adjacency is LeftoverCurrency.com, a sister company that supplies Manor FX with rare and donated currencies from individuals, TUI, Virgin Atlantic flights, airports, charities, and schools, supporting both sides of the buy/sell book and an unusual exotic-currency inventory. The company operates without disclosed outside funding and is run by founder Mario Van Poppel, with no published leadership team or board.

Name

Manor FX

Legal name

Leftover Currency Limited

Website

https://manorfx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manor FX is a UK-based online travel-money bureau de change, family-owned since 2012, offering 160+ currencies with Royal Mail delivery and Heathrow-area pickup for UK travelers and exotic-currency seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Currency Exchange Services

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

akta.pro primary industry

FX Electronic Trading Platforms (Spot/Forwards/Swaps) (FSAFANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cross-Border FX, Multi-currency Settlement & Dynamic Currency Conversion (THACAJAF)

Keywords

• Travel money exchange
• Foreign currency exchange
• Online currency exchange
• Currency home delivery
• Bureau de change

Headquarters

HQ city

Datchet

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Currency Exchange Spread: Manor FX generates revenue through the spread between the 'We Sell' and 'We Buy' exchange rates offered to customers. The company explicitly states it does not charge commission on currency bought or sold.
2. Delivery Fees: Charges £8.75 delivery fee for orders under £750. Saturday delivery costs an additional £12.50. Orders over £750 receive free delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Manor FX is an online travel money and foreign currency exchange service operating as a trading name of Leftover Currency Limited. Customers can buy and sell foreign currency in 160+ denominations, including rare and exotic currencies, via an e-commerce website with home/office delivery through Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed or in-person collection from the Datchet bureau de change near Heathrow Airport.

Product overview

Manor FX is a family-owned online travel money service operating as a trading name of Leftover Currency Limited. The core product is an online currency exchange platform enabling customers to buy and sell travel money in 160+ currencies, including rare and exotic currencies. The primary service is supplemented by home delivery (via Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed) and click-and-collect from their Datchet bureau near Heathrow. Additional services include currency buyback for leftover travel money. The company also operates LeftoverCurrency.com as a sister brand for broader currency exchange services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Currency Exchange Online platform for buying and selling travel money in 160+ currencies, including rare and exotic currencies, targeted at UK travellers.
• Currency Home Delivery Service Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed delivery of ordered currency to home or office addresses across the UK, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands. Free on orders over £750; £8.75 fee otherwise. Saturday delivery adds £12.50.
• Click and Collect (Bureau de Change Pickup) In-store pickup of ordered currency from Manor FX bureau de change at Unit 1 Portland Business Centre, Manor House Lane, Datchet, Berkshire SL3 9EG.
• Currency Buy Back Service for customers to sell leftover travel currency back to Manor FX after returning from trips at competitive exchange rates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Save approximately £37 per £1,000 purchased compared to banks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LeftoverCurrency.comcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeftoverCurrency.com is a sister company owned by Leftover Currency Limited (Manor FX's parent company). It provides a steady source of rare and exotic currencies by processing leftover travel currency from individuals, as well as donations from TUI, Virgin flights, airports, charities, and schools. In 2022, Leftover Currency raised over £1 million for charities and good causes through these partnerships.
• GBG ID3globalcoreTechnology or IntegrationGBG ID3global is used by Manor FX for identity verification and due diligence checks required under Money Laundering Regulations to prevent fraud and money laundering.
• BFC BankminorOthersBFC Bank is used for processing bank transfers when customers sell currency to Manor FX. Bank account details (holder name, account number, sort code) are shared with BFC Bank to facilitate payments.
• TUIminorOthersTUI works with LeftoverCurrency.com (Manor FX's sister company) to process donations of leftover and unused foreign currency from travelers.
• Virgin AtlanticminorOthersVirgin flights partner with LeftoverCurrency.com (Manor FX's sister company) to process donations of leftover and unused foreign currency from passengers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Travelex: Travelex is the largest UK travel money provider, operating bureau de change locations, online ordering, and home delivery services across 160+ currencies. It is the most direct competitor to Manor FX, competing on rate spreads, currency breadth, and delivery convenience.
• Eurochange: Eurochange is a UK-based bureau de change chain offering online ordering and in-store currency exchange across major UK cities. It directly competes with Manor FX for UK travelers seeking cash before trips, with overlapping geographic footprint and similar commission-free positioning.
• First Rate Exchange Services: First Rate Exchange operates UK bureau de change locations including airport and high-street branches, plus online ordering with home delivery. It competes head-to-head with Manor FX on travel money rates, exotic currency availability, and click-and-collect services.
• CurrencyFair: CurrencyFair is an online peer-to-peer currency exchange platform offering competitive FX rates and international transfers, primarily serving expatriates and travelers. It overlaps with Manor FX in providing currency exchange services to UK-based individuals, though focused more on transfers than physical cash.

Broad incumbents

• Post Office Travel Money: Post Office Travel Money leverages the UK's most extensive physical branch network to offer currency exchange alongside broader government and financial services. It is a broad incumbent competitor that Manor FX directly benchmarks its rates against as the 'standard' alternative for UK travelers.
• Tesco Travel Money: Tesco Travel Money is offered as an ancillary service through Tesco Bank and supermarket partner bureaux, competing on convenience and click-and-collect at grocery locations. It represents a broad incumbent that captures price-sensitive travelers and competes with Manor FX on major currency pairs.
• Western Union: Western Union is a global money transfer and currency exchange operator with extensive UK agent locations. It is a broad incumbent offering currency services as part of a wider remittance and payments portfolio, competing for customers who need both FX and transfer services.

Emerging players

• Revolut: Revolut offers multi-currency debit cards and in-app currency exchange at interbank rates, increasingly substituting for physical travel money among younger UK travelers. It is an emerging fintech competitor whose growth structurally reduces demand for traditional bureau de change services like Manor FX.
• Wise: Wise (formerly TransferWise) provides multi-currency accounts and borderless debit cards at mid-market FX rates, serving UK travelers with a digital alternative to physical cash. It is an emerging player that competes for the same UK traveler customer base that Manor FX targets.

Others

• LeftoverCurrency.com: LeftoverCurrency.com is Manor FX's sister company under Leftover Currency Limited, specializing in buying back leftover and obsolete foreign currency including coins and withdrawn notes. It is a directly related ecosystem partner that supplies Manor FX with exotic currency inventory and shares corporate ownership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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