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 2 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2023
- Accounts filed up to 28 February 2025
- On its latest accounts it owed £10.9k more than it owned
Responsible principal firm
VISTA INSURANCE BROKERS LTD Reference number: 717743 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.
- Blacklink Legal Indemnities Ltd (FRN 1004729) is an AR of VISTA INSURANCE BROKERS LTD (FRN 717743). When you use Blacklink Legal Indemnities's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Blacklink Legal Indemnities, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
M.01 Tomorrow, Blue, Media City Uk, Salford, Salford, M50 2AB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0333 014 3401 is
- Who else gives the postcode M50 2AB
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Blacklink Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Vista Insurance Brokers Ltd, 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
- 14690582 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 February 2023 (3 years old)
- Registered office
- M.01 Tomorrow, Blue, Mediacityuk, Salford, M50 2AB, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninos Jonathan Simon | Director | Aug 1987 | 27 Feb 2023 | 2 other companies |
| Alexandros Panayiotis Mitiades Vlachos | Director | Jul 1973 | 27 Feb 2023 | 4 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
- 6
- still active
- 6
In the full report: all 6 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 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
−£10.9k
Down £6,392 from −£4,552
Employees (average)
0
Same as 0
Owed within a year
£12.0k
+110% from £5,702
Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £10.9k more than it owned.
Total equity
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 14690582. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Blacklink Legal Indemnities’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
7 December 2023
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
27 February 2023
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Alexandros Panayiotis Mitiades Vlachos became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Ninos Jonathan Simon became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 9 events
- All 9 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Blacklink Legal Indemnities
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Blacklink Legal Indemnities. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Blacklink Legal Indemnities
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Salford
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- 6 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 9 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, 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