Bridgewater Support Solutions Ltd

Reference number: 669218

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Authorised by the FCA

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

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When dfh.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 228 6068 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M1 5AN
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • DFH Trading name
  • DFH Financial Solutions Trading name

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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

Limits on what they may do

  • Restriction on new business
    Requirements 1. The Firm will not, without the consent of the Authority, take on new customers and/or referrals either directly, or via Lead Generators or via other members of the Bridgewater Finance Group where this could involve the Firm subsequently engaging in debt counselling (or an activity that would be debt counselling if carried on in relation to a debt under a credit agreement or a consumer hire agreement), debt adjusting or credit broking 2. The Firm will advise existing customers of the Firm (who have not yet received a recommended course of action from the Firm) to contact an alternative debt advice body to seek further advice and signpost those customers to the Money Helper website. 3. The Firm will remove any information on websites registered to or linked with its business which state or indicate the provision of services relating to debt counselling (or an activity that would be debt counselling if carried on in relation to a credit agreement or a consumer hire agreement), debt adjusting or credit broking, with immediate effect. 4. The Firm will put in place appropriate policies and processes, which will require approval from the Authority, to ensure it has access to and holds complete customer files for a reasonable period of time so as to evidence the full and complete customer journey. This is to include cases involving customer referrals from Lead Generator(s) within or outside of the Bridgewater Finance Group where the Firm could or does subsequently engage in debt-counselling (or an activity that would be debt counselling if carried on in relation to a debt under a credit agreement or a consumer hire agreement), debt adjusting or credit broking. 5. The Firm must provide written confirmation to the Authority that it is in compliance with Requirements 1-3 by close of business on the third day following the effective date in Requirement 7. 6. The Requirements will take effect on the Effective Date and stay in effect until the Authority is satisfied (by reference to remedial action taken) that they can be lifted. Effective Date 7. The Requirements are to take effect immediately on their acceptance by the Authority and notification of such to the Firm via email (the “Effective Date”).

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
07556890
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 March 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
Peter House 7th Floor, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5AN, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Suzanna Jane Elliott Director Aug 1965 4 Apr 2014 17 other companies
Charles Geoffrey Elliott Director Nov 1963 4 Apr 2014 14 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
19
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 19 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
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 12 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.83m

+283% from £477k

Cash at bank

£1.41m

+212% from £452k

Owed within a year

£2.06m

+51% from £1.36m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 07556890. 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

Bridgewater Support Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (22)

2024

24 June 2024

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Restriction on new business)

FCA register

2019

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2017

6 October 2017

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Bridgewater Finance Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

19 August 2015

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

2014

4 April 2014

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2011

9 March 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Bridgewater Support Solutions

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

connected firms
4
share a director
2
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bridgewater Support Solutions Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Bridgewater Support Solutions Ltd (FRN 669218) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2017 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Bridgewater Support Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 228 6068 and the website dfh.co.uk for Bridgewater Support Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bridgewater Support Solutions a scam or clone?
Bridgewater Support Solutions 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 Bridgewater Support Solutions?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Bridgewater Support Solutions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Bridgewater Support Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Bridgewater Support Solutions?
Bridgewater Support Solutions is owned by Bridgewater Finance Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Bridgewater Support Solutions?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Bridgewater Support Solutions: Suzanna Jane Elliott and Charles Geoffrey Elliott.
How long has Bridgewater Support Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 9 March 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2017.
What do Bridgewater Support Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £1.83m (+283% from £477k) and cash at bank of £1.41m (+212% from £452k).
Does Bridgewater Support Solutions use any other names?
It trades as DFH and DFH Financial Solutions.

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