MB (Syndicates) Limited

Reference number: 726865

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When mintbridging.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 710 2072 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WA14 2PX
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Other names (1)

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

  • Mint Bridging (Syndicates) Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated 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
09668684
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 July 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Peel House, 30 The Downs, Altrincham, WA14 2PX, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark David Abrahams Director Feb 1967 29 Mar 2016 18 other companies
Andrew Jonathan Lazare Director Sep 1977 10 May 2016 None

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
18
closed down
6
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 18 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£600k

+68% from £357k

Cash at bank

£3.62m

−26% from £4.87m

Owed within a year

£55.6m

−22% from £71.3m

Total equity

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 09668684. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

MB (Syndicates)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (14)

2019

2 October 2019

  • Mark David Abrahams stopped being a part-owner
  • Mbs Holdco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

9 May 2018

  • Isaac Tobelem stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

15 July 2016

  • Andrew Jonathan Lazare gained significant control
  • Isaac Tobelem became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Mark David Abrahams became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

2 December 2015

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2 July 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to MB (Syndicates)

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

connected firms
4
no longer authorised
1
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
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 18 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is MB (Syndicates) Limited FCA authorised?
MB (Syndicates) Limited (FRN 726865) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
What is MB (Syndicates)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 710 2072 and the website mintbridging.co.uk for MB (Syndicates). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is MB (Syndicates) a scam or clone?
MB (Syndicates) is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with MB (Syndicates)?
Money you hand to MB (Syndicates) is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns MB (Syndicates)?
MB (Syndicates) is owned by Mbs Holdco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 2 October 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Isaac Tobelem and Mr Mark David Abrahams.
Who runs MB (Syndicates)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of MB (Syndicates): Mark David Abrahams and Andrew Jonathan Lazare.
How long has MB (Syndicates) been in business?
The company was formed on 2 July 2015.
What do MB (Syndicates)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £600k (+68% from £357k) and cash at bank of £3.62m (−26% from £4.87m).
Does MB (Syndicates) use any other names?
It trades as Mint Bridging (Syndicates).

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