Bright Harbour Advisory LLP

Reference number: 613572

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When brightharbour.co first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07795 800306 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2A 1NT
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Other names (3)

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

  • Bright Harbour Trading name
  • ABG Corporate Finance LLP Former name
  • ABG Corporate Finance Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Corporate finance business only.
    The firm must not conduct designated investment business other than corporate finance business.

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
OC387546
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
29 August 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Riverdale House, 21a High Street, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8BB, England

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Eleanor Cecilia Wilkinson LLP designated member Dec 1976 29 Aug 2013 1 other company
Joanna Sarah Penny LLP designated member Jun 1975 5 Oct 2026 None
Linus James Williamson LLP designated member May 1996 5 Oct 2026 None

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£2.12m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£1.65m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£1.50m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£1.38m

+70% from £809k

The previous accounts cover 7 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

Turnover

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 OC387546. 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

Bright Harbour Advisory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (25)

2026

8 October 2026

  • Kristian Parnell Gavan stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2025

11 December 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "ABG Corporate Finance LLP"

FCA register

2019

18 December 2019

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Corporate finance business only.)

FCA register

2018

1 August 2018

  • Arram Berlyn Gardner LLP stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Arram Berlyn Gardner LLP became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Eleanor Cecilia Wilkinson took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Kristian Parnell Gavan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

1 July 2014

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

FCA register

2013

29 August 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Bright Harbour Advisory

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bright Harbour Advisory LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Bright Harbour Advisory LLP (FRN 613572) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2014 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Bright Harbour Advisory’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07795 800306 and the website brightharbour.co for Bright Harbour Advisory. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bright Harbour Advisory a scam or clone?
Bright Harbour Advisory 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 Bright Harbour Advisory?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Bright Harbour Advisory to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Bright Harbour Advisory?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Bright Harbour Advisory: Mrs Eleanor Cecilia Wilkinson (75–100% of votes). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Kristian Parnell Gavan and Arram Berlyn Gardner LLP.
Who runs Bright Harbour Advisory?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Bright Harbour Advisory: Eleanor Cecilia Wilkinson, Joanna Sarah Penny and Linus James Williamson.
How long has Bright Harbour Advisory been in business?
The company was formed on 29 August 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2014.
What do Bright Harbour Advisory’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £2.12m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £1.65m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does Bright Harbour Advisory use any other names?
It trades as Bright Harbour. It has previously used 2 other names: ABG Corporate Finance LLP and ABG Corporate Finance.

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