What SECURE TRADING SOLUTIONS LIMITED does

Secure Trading Solution Limited is a UK-registered private company (Company Number 12572228, VAT GB349179266) founded in 2020 and headquartered at 23 Theaklen Drive, Hastings TN38 9AZ. The company operates as an FMCG-focused e-commerce distribution intermediary, purchasing consumer goods at wholesale prices from manufacturers and reselling them to UK consumers through multiple online marketplace channels. Its customer base consists of FMCG manufacturers and brands seeking entry or expansion in the UK online retail market, with the company's stated value proposition centered on removing the need for those brands to build their own UK retail infrastructure.

The service portfolio comprises six named offerings — Wholesale Partnership, Brand Growth, Marketing, Analytics & Insights, Market Access, and Partnership — that collectively span procurement, inventory management, marketplace listing/optimization, digital marketing, and customer support. The company describes itself as managing the entire retail cycle from wholesale procurement through to end-customer delivery on a 24/7 basis across leading UK online marketplaces. No proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML capability is disclosed; the firm characterizes itself as a retail/trading operator rather than a technology company.

The revenue model is a traditional wholesale-to-retail margin captured between manufacturer procurement cost and end-customer marketplace pricing, categorized in source material as a transaction-fee stream. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and appears to be negotiated directly with each manufacturer on a bespoke basis. Go-to-market is sales-led B2B, using the company website as the primary demand-generation channel and direct outreach for manufacturer partnership conversion. Geographic scope is strictly UK-domestic, with no disclosed international operations, subsidiaries, distributor network, or foreign-language presence.

Name

SECURE TRADING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Legal name

Secure Trading Solution Limited

Website

https://trading-solutions.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Secure Trading Solution is a UK-registered private company that acts as an FMCG e-commerce distribution intermediary, purchasing consumer goods wholesale from manufacturers and reselling them to UK consumers across multiple online marketplaces, handling the full retail cycle from procurement to end-customer delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

FMCG E-commerce Distribution

NAICS

Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (4244), Retail Trade (44-45)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Retail-Nonstore Retailers (5960)

akta.pro primary industry

Wholesale/B2B Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAF)

Keywords

• FMCG distribution services
• Wholesale e-commerce
• Marketplace management services
• Brand retail operations
• UK consumer goods trading

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wholesale/Retail Margin: The company purchases goods at wholesale prices from FMCG manufacturers and generates revenue through retail sales across online marketplaces. This is a traditional buy-low-sell-high model where margin is captured between wholesale procurement cost and end-customer retail pricing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Secure Trading Solutions Limited purchases FMCG goods at wholesale prices from manufacturers and resells them through leading UK online marketplaces, managing the full retail cycle from procurement and inventory management to marketplace listing, optimization, digital marketing, and end-customer delivery.

Product overview

Secure Trading Solution operates as a unified service portfolio offering wholesale partnership, brand growth, marketing, analytics & insights, market access, and partnership services. The company connects FMCG manufacturers with UK consumers through professional retail operations and strategic marketplace management. The services work together to manage the entire retail cycle from procurement to end-customer delivery, with a focus on transparency, consistent communication, and mutual growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wholesale Partnership Programme End-to-end wholesale-to-retail service for FMCG manufacturers: direct wholesale purchasing, consistent order volumes, professional inventory management, full retail operations across online marketplaces, and end-to-end customer support. Designed for FMCG manufacturers seeking reliable UK consumer market access without building their own retail infrastructure.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• OnBuy: UK-headquartered online marketplace offering multi-category consumer goods and positioning itself as a lower-fee alternative to Amazon UK. Comparable as a UK-focused marketplace channel through which FMCG sellers can reach consumers.
• THG (The Hut Group): Manchester-based e-commerce group operating multiple consumer-brand platforms across beauty, nutrition, and home, with end-to-end marketplace and brand-management capabilities. Most directly comparable to Secure Trading Solution's full-stack wholesale-to-marketplace operating model for consumer brands.
• Fruugo: UK-founded cross-border marketplace enabling brands to sell to consumers across multiple international markets from a single integration. Comparable in operating a multi-marketplace, multi-geography distribution channel for consumer brands.

Broad incumbents

• The Range: UK variety/general-merchandise retailer operating both physical stores and online channels with broad FMCG and consumer-goods assortment. Comparable as a large UK multi-channel general-merchandise seller serving FMCG-adjacent consumer demand.
• Ocado Retail: UK online grocery and FMCG retailer with deep proprietary logistics and multi-channel consumer reach. Comparable as a large-scale UK player buying wholesale from FMCG manufacturers and selling direct to UK consumers through online channels.
• The Very Group: UK online retailer (Very.co.uk) operating a multi-category consumer-goods marketplace alongside owned-brand retail. Comparable as a large UK-headquartered online general-merchandise platform with brand-partner programs.
• Amazon UK: Dominant UK online marketplace and the primary channel on which Secure Trading Solution almost certainly sells. Comparable as the incumbent FMCG-and-general-merchandise marketplace ecosystem within which STS operates.
• B&M Retail: UK value retailer carrying broad general-merchandise and FMCG assortments across a large store network plus online channels. Comparable as an established UK multi-channel generalist consumer-goods operator.

Regional players

• ManoMano: European DIY/home-improvement marketplace that has expanded into the UK. Comparable in operating a specialized, vertical-led consumer-goods marketplace model — illustrating the kind of category-specialized marketplace play STS could evolve toward, albeit in a different category.
• Wayfair UK: UK arm of a large global home-goods marketplace connecting third-party sellers with consumers. Comparable as a third-party-led consumer-goods marketplace operating in the UK, illustrating the broader competitive set for online marketplace sellers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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