Cardean Bell Ltd: FCA regulated?

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 8 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026

Responsible principal firm

Sturgeon Ventures LLP Reference number: 452811 Authorised 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.
Cardean Bell Ltd (FRN 793717) is an AR of Sturgeon Ventures LLP (FRN 452811). When you use Cardean Bell's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Cardean Bell, 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.

Website

cardeanbell.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07788 442576
Address

2 Portman Street, 3rd Floor, London, W1H 6DU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When cardeanbell.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07788 442576 is
Who else gives the postcode W1H 6DU

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Sturgeon Ventures LLP, 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, free
You 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 name: CARDEAN BELL LIMITED
Company number: 10394032 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 26 September 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office: Knapp Farmhouse, Broad Chalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5HH, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Peter Edward Bell	Director	Feb 1970	26 Sep 2016	6 other companies

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: 6
closed down: 3
still active: 3

In the full report: all 6 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
All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£342k

−58% from £806k

Cash at bank

£23.3k

−97% from £714k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 10394032. 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

Cardean Bell’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (6)

2017

9 November 2017

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

26 September 2016

Incorporated at Companies House
Peter Edward Bell took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

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6 other companies its directors have run, named
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7 years of accounts, charted
All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cardean Bell Ltd FCA authorised?

Cardean Bell Ltd (FRN 793717) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for Cardean Bell?

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. Cardean Bell Ltd (FRN 793717) is an AR of Sturgeon Ventures LLP (FRN 452811). When you use Cardean Bell's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Cardean Bell, 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.

What is Cardean Bell’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07788 442576 and the website cardeanbell.com for Cardean Bell. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Cardean Bell a scam or clone?

Cardean Bell 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 Cardean Bell?

Protection works through Sturgeon Ventures LLP, the principal firm responsible for Cardean Bell's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Cardean Bell?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Cardean Bell: Mr Peter Edward Bell (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Cardean Bell?

Companies House lists one director of Cardean Bell: Peter Edward Bell.

How long has Cardean Bell been in business?

The company was formed on 26 September 2016.

What do Cardean Bell’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £342k (−58% from £806k) and cash at bank of £23.3k (−97% from £714k).