Goldhill Finance Limited: 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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2004
Accounts filed up to 30 June 2023

The FCA register does not name a principal for this 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.
Goldhill Finance Limited (FRN 1057169) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Goldhill Finance, 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

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

0800 262 135
Address

High Street, Weaverham, Cheshire, CW8 3BR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When bridgingloansuk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0800 262 135 is
Who else gives the postcode CW8 3BR

Other names (1)

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

bridgingloansuk.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through 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: 05005817 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 5 January 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office: 18 High Street, Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3HB
Nature of business: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John Leslie Hodgkinson	Director	Nov 1945	10 Jan 2004	4 other companies
Ian Michael Miller	Director	Nov 1980	19 Mar 2019	1 other company
Caroline Elizabeth Ditchfield	Director	Feb 1959	30 Oct 2024	3 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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: 5
still active: 5
run together: 3

In the full report: all 5 companies, 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
The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2023Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£1.66m

+12% from £1.49m

Cash at bank

£21.2k

−96% from £494k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2023
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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05005817. 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

Goldhill Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (13)

2026

22 July 2026

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

John Leslie Hodgkinson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2004

5 January 2004

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

All 13 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 9

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Goldhill Finance Limited FCA authorised?

Goldhill Finance Limited (FRN 1057169) 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 Goldhill Finance?

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. Goldhill Finance Limited (FRN 1057169) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Goldhill Finance, 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 Goldhill Finance’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 262 135 and the website bridgingloansuk.com for Goldhill Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Goldhill Finance a scam or clone?

Goldhill Finance 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 Goldhill Finance?

Protection works through the principal firm responsible for Goldhill Finance's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Goldhill Finance?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Goldhill Finance: Mr John Leslie Hodgkinson (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Goldhill Finance?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Goldhill Finance: John Leslie Hodgkinson, Ian Michael Miller and Caroline Elizabeth Ditchfield.

How long has Goldhill Finance been in business?

The company was formed on 5 January 2004.

What do Goldhill Finance’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2023, show net assets of £1.66m (+12% from £1.49m) and cash at bank of £21.2k (−96% from £494k).

Does Goldhill Finance use any other names?

It trades as bridgingloansuk.com.