Bentley Independent Financial Advisers Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 8 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2017
Accounts filed up to 31 July 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

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

01746 767682
Address

Bentley Independent Financial Advisors, Waterloo House, Castle Terrace, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4AH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When bentleyifa.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01746 767682 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode WV16 4AH

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
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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Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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: 11021719 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 19 October 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office: Waterloo House, Castle Terrace, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 4AH, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial management (SIC 70221)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Brian Victor Sneyd	Director	Sep 1945	19 Oct 2017	1 other company
Samuel Edward Sneyd	Director	Feb 1982	19 Oct 2017	1 other company
Charlotte Amy Lenton	Director	Oct 1978	1 Oct 2020	None

Other companies run by these 3 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: 2
still active: 2
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£184k

+10% from £167k

Cash at bank

£110k

+4.1% from £106k

Employees (average)

5

+25% from 4

Owed within a year

£22.6k

−6.2% from £24.0k

Net assets

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2022 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 11021719. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Bentley Independent Financial Advisers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2023

10 October 2023

Samuel Edward Sneyd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

1 August 2018

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2017

19 October 2017

Incorporated at Companies House
Brian Victor Sneyd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Bentley Independent Financial Advisers

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

connected firm: 1
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

Firms like Bentley Independent Financial Advisers

Other firms of the same type (pension transfer adviser), nearest first.

In the Wolverhampton (WV) postcode area

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Elsewhere in the UK

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2 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
4 years of accounts, charted
All 10 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bentley Independent Financial Advisers Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Bentley Independent Financial Advisers Ltd (FRN 800509) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2018 and works as a pension transfer adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Bentley Independent Financial Advisers’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01746 767682 and the website bentleyifa.com for Bentley Independent Financial Advisers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Bentley Independent Financial Advisers a scam or clone?

Bentley Independent Financial Advisers 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 Bentley Independent Financial Advisers?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Bentley Independent Financial Advisers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Bentley Independent Financial Advisers?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Bentley Independent Financial Advisers: Mr Samuel Edward Sneyd (25–50% of shares) and Mr Brian Victor Sneyd (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Bentley Independent Financial Advisers?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Bentley Independent Financial Advisers: Brian Victor Sneyd, Samuel Edward Sneyd and Charlotte Amy Lenton.

How long has Bentley Independent Financial Advisers been in business?

The company was formed on 19 October 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2018.

What do Bentley Independent Financial Advisers’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £184k (+10% from £167k) and cash at bank of £110k (+4.1% from £106k).