Bridge Community Project: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

Bridge Community Project is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions

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

bridgecommunityproject.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01506 238980
Address

20 Shairps Business Park, Houstoun Road, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 5FD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When bridgecommunityproject.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01506 238980 is
Who else gives the postcode EH54 5FD

The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (3 permissions)

Debt Adjusting
Debt-counselling
Providing Credit Information Services

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.

Key dates in its history

Bridge Community Project’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

6 November 2023

FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)

FCA register

2014

15 September 2014

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Bridge Community Project

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Bridge Community Project. 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 Bridge Community Project

Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.

In Livingston

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In the Edinburgh (EH) postcode area

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3 background checks on its contact details
All 4 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bridge Community Project FCA authorised?

Yes, Bridge Community Project (FRN 630521) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2014 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Bridge Community Project’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01506 238980 and the website bridgecommunityproject.org.uk for Bridge Community Project. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Bridge Community Project a scam or clone?

Bridge Community Project 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 Bridge Community Project?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Bridge Community Project handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Bridge Community Project to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.