Bishop Mortgages Limited
Reference number: 411958
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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.
- Appointed for 21 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2013
- Accounts filed up to 31 May 2026
Responsible principal firm
Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited Reference number: 455545 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.
- Bishop Mortgages Limited (FRN 411958) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau Limited (FRN 455545). When you use Bishop Mortgages's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Bishop Mortgages, 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.
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Phone number
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Address
21A Market Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9JE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When bishopmortgages.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01246 862911 is
- Who else gives the postcode S45 9JE
Other names (6)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Bishop & Co Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Bishop & Co Mortgage Services Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Bishop & Co Mortgage Services Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Bishop & Co Financial Services Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Paul Bean Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Village Estates Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau 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, freeYou 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
- 08557683 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 5 June 2013 (13 years old)
- Registered office
- 21a Market Street, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9JE, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Susan Davies-Bowler | Director | Mar 1976 | 12 Mar 2021 | None |
| Stacey John Davies-Bowler | Director | Mar 1972 | 12 Mar 2021 | 3 other companies |
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
- 3
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 2
In the full report: all 3 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
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£59.9k
+1.7% from £58.9k
Cash at bank
£26.9k
+58% from £17.0k
Owed within a year
£6,827
+71% from £3,999
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2026
- 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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08557683. 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
Bishop Mortgages’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
20 May 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Bishop & Co Mortgage Services Limited"
FCA register
2021
12 March 2021
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
- Julie Susan Davies-Bowler became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Mandy Jane Orton stopped being a part-owner
- Paul Bean stopped being a part-owner
- Stacey John Davies-Bowler became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2017
13 January 2017
- Mandy Jane Orton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Paul Bean became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
28 October 2013
- Changed its registered name from "Bishop & Co Mortgage Services"
FCA register
5 June 2013
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
2004
31 October 2004
- Changed its registered name from "Bishop & Co"
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
In the full report: all 30 events
- All 30 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
Firms connected to Bishop Mortgages
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Bishop Mortgages. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Bishop Mortgages
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Chesterfield
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 30 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk