Openbrix Ltd

Reference number: 968596

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

Paragon Advance Ltd Reference number: 304595 Caution 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.
  • Openbrix Ltd (FRN 968596) introduces customers to Paragon Advance Ltd (FRN 304595). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Openbrix.
  • Example: if Openbrix refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Openbrix 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.

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When openbrix.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07770 223816 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B58 4HU
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Paragon Advance 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
11305881
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 April 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
40 - 42 Regent Street, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4HU, England
Nature of business
  • Web portals (SIC 63120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Adam James Pigott Director Aug 1963 23 May 2019 17 other companies
John Peter Hards Director May 1955 24 Oct 2019 128 other companies
Shahad Ahmed Choudhury Director Jul 1981 14 Apr 2020 2 other companies
Gareth Rhys Williams Director Feb 1964 26 Jan 2022 348 other companies
Neil Richard Peers Director Aug 1975 14 Sep 2022 5 other companies
Edward William Fitzalan-Howard Director Dec 1956 25 Apr 2024 None
Matthew Dawson Spence Director Sep 1969 25 Apr 2024 1 other company
Adrienne Elizabeth Lea Clarke Director Mar 1964 2 Jan 2025 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 8 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
381
closed down
252
are FCA-registered
7

In the full report: all 381 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 7 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 119 companies these 8 directors run together
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£436k

Down £355k from −£80.6k

Cash at bank

£4,378

−99% from £388k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£679k

+29% from £528k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £436k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11305881. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (29)

2023

5 June 2023

  • Shahad Ahmed Choudhury gained significant control

Companies House

10 April 2023

  • Charolta Alberteris stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

25 January 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2018

14 November 2018

  • Charolta Alberteris became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • The Shoreditch Partnership LLP stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2 August 2018

  • Shahad Ahmed Choudhury gave up control
  • The Shoreditch Partnership LLP became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

12 April 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Shahad Ahmed Choudhury took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 29 events

  • All 29 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Openbrix

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past links
6

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 6 past links through former directors
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Firms like Openbrix

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

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  • 381 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 29 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Openbrix Ltd FCA authorised?
Openbrix Ltd (FRN 968596) 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 Openbrix?
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. Openbrix Ltd (FRN 968596) introduces customers to Paragon Advance Ltd (FRN 304595). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Openbrix. Example: if Openbrix refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Openbrix 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 Openbrix’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07770 223816 and the website openbrix.co.uk for Openbrix. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Openbrix a scam or clone?
Openbrix 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 Openbrix?
Protection works through Paragon Advance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Openbrix's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Openbrix?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Openbrix: Mr Shahad Ahmed Choudhury (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by The Shoreditch Partnership LLP and Ms Charolta Alberteris.
Who runs Openbrix?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Openbrix: Adam James Pigott, John Peter Hards, Shahad Ahmed Choudhury, Gareth Rhys Williams, Neil Richard Peers, Edward William Fitzalan-Howard and 2 more.
How long has Openbrix been in business?
The company was formed on 12 April 2018.
What do Openbrix’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of −£436k (down £355k from −£80.6k) and cash at bank of £4,378 (−99% from £388k).

Sources and links

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