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 1 year
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2025
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
The Fiducia Network Ltd Reference number: 917537 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.
- Bridge First Commercial Finance Limited (FRN 1037124) is an AR of The Fiducia Network Ltd (FRN 917537). When you use Bridge First Commercial Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Bridge First Commercial Finance, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- What kind of line 07442 755258 is
- Whether WC2H 9JQ is a shared office: 186 other firms give it
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through The Fiducia Network 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
- 16449645 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 May 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
- Buying and selling of own real estate (SIC 68100)
- Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209)
- Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shani Merali-Siddiqui | Director | Apr 1956 | 14 May 2025 | 5 other companies |
| Shani Merali-Siddiqui | Secretary | Not published | 14 May 2025 | – |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 5
- closed down
- 4
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 5 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Bridge First Commercial Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
22 July 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
14 May 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Shani Merali-Siddiqui took control (75–100% of shares)
- Shani Merali-siddiqui appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
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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