Ballinger & Co. Ltd

Reference number: 825771

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When ballinger.co first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3869 1800 is
  • Who else gives the postcode W1J 8PE
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Financial Services Startup Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • 1. Services enabling cash to be placed on a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account.
  • 2. Services enabling cash withdrawals from a payment account as well as all the operations required for operating a payment account.
  • 5. Issuing and/or acquiring of payment instruments.
  • 6. Money remittance.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
11401151
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 June 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
65 Curzon Street, London, W1J 8PE, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Oliver James Bridgen Director Jul 1981 6 Jun 2018 10 other companies
William Patrick Tracey Director Nov 1976 25 Jun 2020 5 other companies
Rochelle Dimech Debono Secretary Not published 15 May 2026 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
12
closed down
7
run together
3

In the full report: all 12 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£8.34m

−72% from £29.7m

Profit before tax

£449k

−96% from £11.2m

Net assets

£20.0m

+30% from £15.4m

Cash at bank

£7.35m

−6.3% from £7.85m

* Cash at bank usually includes customers’ money.

Turnover and profit

About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11401151. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Ballinger & Co.’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (15)

2020

21 April 2020

  • Ballinger Group Holdings (UK) Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Oliver James Bridgen stopped being a part-owner
  • Thomas Mark Dudderidge stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

28 October 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Financial Services Startup Limited"

FCA register

4 October 2019

  • Became an authorised payment institution

FCA register

1 June 2019

  • Thomas Mark Dudderidge became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

8 November 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

6 June 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Oliver James Bridgen became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Ballinger & Co.

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ballinger & Co.. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ballinger & Co. Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Ballinger & Co. Ltd (FRN 825771) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2019 and works as a payment or money transfer firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ballinger & Co.’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3869 1800 and the website ballinger.co for Ballinger & Co.. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ballinger & Co. a scam or clone?
Ballinger & Co. is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Ballinger & Co.?
It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount. You can also refer complaints about Ballinger & Co. to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ballinger & Co.?
Ballinger & Co. is owned by Ballinger Group Holdings (UK) Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 21 April 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Thomas Mark Dudderidge and Mr Oliver James Bridgen.
Who runs Ballinger & Co.?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Ballinger & Co.: Oliver James Bridgen and William Patrick Tracey.
How long has Ballinger & Co. been in business?
The company was formed on 6 June 2018, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2019.
What do Ballinger & Co.’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £8.34m (−72% from £29.7m) and profit before tax of £449k (−96% from £11.2m).
Does Ballinger & Co. use any other names?
It has previously used the name Financial Services Startup Limited.

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