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.
Responsible principal firm
Bannerman Rendell Limited Reference number: 308692 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.
- Forte Brokers Ltd (FRN 1037738) is an AR of Bannerman Rendell Limited (FRN 308692). When you use Forte Brokers's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Forte Brokers, 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
33 Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4UA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07805 538322 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode BS1 4UA
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Forte Brokers Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Bannerman Rendell Limited, 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 name
- FORTE BROKERS LIMITED
- Company number
- 16450975 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 May 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- Old Station House, Station Approach, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 3DU, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stephen Jones | Director | Dec 1990 | 14 May 2025 | 3 other companies |
| James Christopher Page | Director | Aug 1983 | 14 May 2025 | 3 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
- 3
- still active
- 3
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 3 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 3 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Forte Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
9 August 2025
- Changed its registered name from "Forte Brokers Limited"
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
14 May 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Salus Capital Partners Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 10 events
- All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
Firms connected to Forte Brokers
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Forte Brokers. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Forte Brokers
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Bristol
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 10 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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