BullionVault
Online market run by Galmarley Limited since 2005 where investors buy and sell vaulted gold, silver, platinum and palladium with each other on a live order board.
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- Minimum investment
- No minimum (orders in whole grams)
- Scale
- $8.2bn under management
- Launched
- 2005
- Geography
- UK (operator); clients in 175 countries
- Secondary market
- Yes, order book
- Investment type
- Physical Asset
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- Asset classes
- Precious Metals
- Investment type
- Physical Asset
- Not FCA regulated · Physical bullion dealer (unregulated activity)
- Operator
- Galmarley Limited (trading as BullionVault.com) · Co. no. 04943684
- Company status
- Active
- No minimum (orders in whole grams)
- Scale
- $8.2bn under managementCompany-reported · Oct 2026$1.1bn traded in January 2026Company-reported · Feb 2026
- Launched
- 2005
- Company incorporated
- Oct 2003
- Geography
- UK (operator); clients in 175 countries
- UK investors
- Open to retail investorsCompany-reported · Oct 2026
- Yes, order book
- Latest accounts
- Year to Oct 2025: turnover £739m, profit £14.1m, net assets £56.6mFiled at Companies House · Apr 2026
- Operating status
- Active
- Facts checked
- Oct 2026
- Text reviewed
- Oct 2026
- Website
- bullionvault.com
About BullionVault
BullionVault is an online market for physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium, run by Galmarley Limited (company 04943684) from London and open to investors since April 2005. Customers buy and sell with each other on a live order board, at the market price or with limit orders, in whole grams with no minimum spend; about 65% of volume is client-to-client and settles instantly. Metal is allocated to each customer and vaulted in Zurich, London, New York, Toronto or Singapore. BullionVault says customers own it outright and that it has never been on Galmarley's balance sheet, so they are not exposed to BullionVault's own finances. It publishes a daily reconciliation of vault bar lists against customer records, on which the auditor Armstrong Watson reported for the year to October 2025. As of October 2026, commission is 0.50% of each trade falling to 0.05% for large annual volumes, and storage costs 0.12% a year for gold and 0.48% a year for silver, platinum and palladium, with monthly minimums of $4 and $8. Customers can also take delivery, though the cost differs sharply by metal: gold runs 1% to 7.5% depending on the form taken, while silver, platinum and palladium run 1% to 10% and attract 20% VAT. In October 2026 BullionVault reported $8.2 billion of client metal and more than 130,000 customers across 175 countries, nearly a quarter of them in the US. Its filed group accounts for the year to October 2025 show profit after tax of £14.1m and net assets of £56.6m. Dealing in physical bullion is not a regulated investment activity in the UK: the FCA Register holds no entry for Galmarley or BullionVault, and the metal is not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Cash not yet invested sits in pooled client trust accounts at Lloyds, Barclays and Wells Fargo and may qualify for deposit protection.
BullionVault vs other Precious Metals platforms
| BullionVault | Capital Protocol | GoldCore | Glint | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | No minimum (orders in whole grams) | Not disclosed | From $100/month (GoldSaver) | No minimum (buy any amount) |
| FCA status | Not FCA regulated | Not FCA regulated | Not FCA regulated | Not FCA regulated |
| Structure | Physical Asset | Debt | Physical Asset | Physical Asset |
| Secondary market | Yes, order book | No | Platform buy-back only | Platform buy-back only |
| Launched | 2005 | — | 2003 | — |
| Geography | UK (operator); clients in 175 countries | UK | Ireland, UK | UK (operator); clients worldwide except the EU |
- What is the minimum investment on BullionVault?
- BullionVault's minimum investment is no minimum (orders in whole grams).
- Is BullionVault regulated by the FCA?
- No, BullionVault is not FCA-regulated.
- Does BullionVault offer a secondary market?
- Yes. Holdings can be sold on a secondary market where buyers and sellers post orders. A sale depends on finding a buyer at your price, so it isn't guaranteed.