Pearl Bridging Limited

Reference number: 963645

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On the register, but not FCA authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 4617 5500

  • Address

    Clare Lloyd and Henry Anthony Shinners both of S&W Partners LLP, c/o Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • What kind of line 020 4617 5500 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Whether EC2V 7BG is a shared office: 22 other firms give it
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in administration.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
13664628
Company status
Administration
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 October 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
C/O RESTRUCTURING S & W PARTNERS LLP, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paresh Shantilal Raja Director Jul 1967 6 Oct 2021 77 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
77
closed down
11
went insolvent
51

In the full report: all 77 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The 51 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 8 on the FCA register
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Net assets

−£3.76m

Down £35.6k from −£3.72m

Cash at bank

£60.8k

−96% from £1.36m

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£26.3m

Up £24.9m from £1.41m

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £3.76m more than it owned.

Net assets

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 13664628. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

2021

13 December 2021

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

6 October 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Zircon Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Paresh Shantilal Raja appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Pearl Bridging

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

connected firms
8
share a director
7
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 77 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 4 events in its history
  • 8 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Pearl Bridging Limited FCA authorised?
Pearl Bridging Limited (FRN 963645) 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 Pearl Bridging’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 4617 5500 for Pearl Bridging. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Pearl Bridging a scam or clone?
Pearl Bridging 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 Pearl Bridging?
Pearl Bridging is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Pearl Bridging?
Pearl Bridging is owned by Zircon Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 October 2021.
Who runs Pearl Bridging?
Companies House lists one director of Pearl Bridging: Paresh Shantilal Raja.
How long has Pearl Bridging been in business?
The company was formed on 6 October 2021. Companies House now lists it as administration.
What do Pearl Bridging’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of −£3.76m (down £35.6k from −£3.72m) and cash at bank of £60.8k (−96% from £1.36m). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.

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