BDF Advisors Limited

Reference number: 1058503

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Enterprise Investment Partners LLP Reference number: 604439 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.
  • BDF Advisors Limited (FRN 1058503) is an AR of Enterprise Investment Partners LLP (FRN 604439). When you use BDF Advisors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from BDF Advisors, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When britishdesignfund.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07899 966444 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC4R 1AG
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Enterprise Investment Partners LLP, 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
09973011
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 January 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1AG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Damon Floyd Bonser Director May 1978 27 Jan 2016 2 other companies
John Russell Mathers Director Nov 1956 20 Nov 2016 6 other companies
David Philip Motum Director Mar 1959 20 Apr 2018 7 other companies
David Lytton Kremer Director Feb 1964 24 Apr 2018 4 other companies
Jonathan Trevor Rufus Silverman Director Sep 1949 20 Nov 2018 28 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
46
closed down
22
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 46 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 5 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2023Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£27.9k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£33.0k

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Employees (average)

5

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Owed within a year

£136k

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Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £27.9k more than it owned.

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 09973011. 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

BDF Advisors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (14)

2026

26 June 2026

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Damon Floyd Bonser became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

27 January 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 46 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is BDF Advisors Limited FCA authorised?
BDF Advisors Limited (FRN 1058503) 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 BDF Advisors?
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. BDF Advisors Limited (FRN 1058503) is an AR of Enterprise Investment Partners LLP (FRN 604439). When you use BDF Advisors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from BDF Advisors, 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 BDF Advisors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07899 966444 and the website britishdesignfund.co.uk for BDF Advisors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is BDF Advisors a scam or clone?
BDF Advisors 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 BDF Advisors?
Protection works through Enterprise Investment Partners LLP, the principal firm responsible for BDF Advisors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns BDF Advisors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of BDF Advisors: Mr Damon Floyd Bonser (50–75% of shares).
Who runs BDF Advisors?
Companies House lists 5 directors of BDF Advisors: Damon Floyd Bonser, John Russell Mathers, David Philip Motum, David Lytton Kremer and Jonathan Trevor Rufus Silverman.
How long has BDF Advisors been in business?
The company was formed on 27 January 2016.
What do BDF Advisors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2023, show net assets of −£27.9k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £33.0k (no earlier figure to compare).

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