Bastion Risk Partners Ltd: FCA regulated?

Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Appointed for 3 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2022
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Responsible principal firm

Bluefriars Brokers Limited Reference number: 604987 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
Bastion Risk Partners Ltd (FRN 995401) is an AR of Bluefriars Brokers Limited (FRN 604987). When you use Bastion Risk Partners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Bastion Risk Partners, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

bastionrisk.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07557 645133
Address

Room 797, Gallery 7, 1 Lime Street, London, City Of London, EC3M 7HA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When bastionrisk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07557 645133 is
Whether EC3M 7HA is a shared office: 22 other firms give it

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Bluefriars Brokers Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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: 14434564 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 21 October 2022 (4 years old)
Registered office: Room 797 Gallery 7 One Lime Street, London, Greater London, EC3M 7HA, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
James Michalowski-Cummings	Director	Jun 1987	2 Jun 2023	None
Durham Kenigsvalds	Director	Nov 1977	30 Apr 2026	2 other companies
Timothy Charles Martin	Director	Sep 1983	30 Apr 2026	1 other company
Shane Lee Sheppard	Director	Apr 1980	30 Apr 2026	2 other companies
Christopher James Anderson	Director	Jul 1970	30 Apr 2026	3 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 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: 3
still active: 3
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 2 companies these 5 directors run together
All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Profit before tax

£2,409

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£24.4k

−2.7% from £25.1k

Cash at bank

£33.3k

+201% from £11.1k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Assets and liabilities

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 14434564. 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

Bastion Risk Partners’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (16)

2023

26 April 2023

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2022

21 October 2022

Incorporated at Companies House
Frontier Global Uw Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

All 16 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 13

Firms connected to Bastion Risk Partners

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 16 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bastion Risk Partners Ltd FCA authorised?

Bastion Risk Partners Ltd (FRN 995401) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Bastion Risk Partners?

An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Bastion Risk Partners Ltd (FRN 995401) is an AR of Bluefriars Brokers Limited (FRN 604987). When you use Bastion Risk Partners's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Bastion Risk Partners, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Bastion Risk Partners’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07557 645133 and the website bastionrisk.com for Bastion Risk Partners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Bastion Risk Partners a scam or clone?

Bastion Risk Partners 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 Bastion Risk Partners?

Protection works through Bluefriars Brokers Limited, the principal firm responsible for Bastion Risk Partners's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Bastion Risk Partners?

Bastion Risk Partners is owned by Frontier Global Uw Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 21 October 2022.

Who runs Bastion Risk Partners?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Bastion Risk Partners: James Michalowski-Cummings, Durham Kenigsvalds, Timothy Charles Martin, Shane Lee Sheppard and Christopher James Anderson.

How long has Bastion Risk Partners been in business?

The company was formed on 21 October 2022.

What do Bastion Risk Partners’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £2,409 (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £24.4k (−2.7% from £25.1k).