Dolphin Tec Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 5 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2020
Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025

Responsible principal firm

SJL (Worcester) Ltd Reference number: 763599 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Dolphin Tec Limited (FRN 950223) introduces customers to SJL (Worcester) Ltd (FRN 763599). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Dolphin Tec.
Example: if Dolphin Tec refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Dolphin Tec itself.
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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01386 718500
Address

8-9 Grammar School Lane, Halesowen, Dudley, B63 3SW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01386 718500 is
Who else gives the postcode B63 3SW

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through SJL (Worcester) 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, 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 number: 12878520 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 14 September 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office: 8-9 Borough Court Grammar School Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 3SW, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities (SIC 82190)
Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Lewis Robert Andrew Dolphin	Director	Nov 1983	14 Sep 2020	None
Matthew Anthony Hodges	Director	Jan 1976	1 Apr 2021	None
Ryan James Perkins	Director	Dec 1991	1 Apr 2021	None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£154k

+6.1% from £146k

Cash at bank

£105k

−11% from £118k

Employees (average)

24

Same as 24

Owed within a year

£716k

+16% from £618k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2025
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 12878520. 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

Dolphin Tec’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (7)

2022

6 April 2022

Lucy Anne Dolphin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2021

4 May 2021

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2020

14 September 2020

Incorporated at Companies House
Lewis Robert Andrew Dolphin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Dolphin Tec

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Dolphin Tec

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Halesowen

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Every company its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
5 years of accounts, charted
All 7 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dolphin Tec Limited FCA authorised?

Dolphin Tec Limited (FRN 950223) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Dolphin Tec?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Dolphin Tec Limited (FRN 950223) introduces customers to SJL (Worcester) Ltd (FRN 763599). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Dolphin Tec. Example: if Dolphin Tec refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Dolphin Tec itself. 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 Dolphin Tec’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01386 718500 for Dolphin Tec. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Dolphin Tec a scam or clone?

Dolphin Tec 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 Dolphin Tec?

Protection works through SJL (Worcester) Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Dolphin Tec's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Dolphin Tec?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Dolphin Tec: Mrs Lucy Anne Dolphin (25–50% of shares) and Mr Lewis Robert Andrew Dolphin (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Dolphin Tec?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Dolphin Tec: Lewis Robert Andrew Dolphin, Matthew Anthony Hodges and Ryan James Perkins.

How long has Dolphin Tec been in business?

The company was formed on 14 September 2020.

What do Dolphin Tec’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £154k (+6.1% from £146k) and cash at bank of £105k (−11% from £118k).