Piccadilly Bridge Capital Limited

Reference number: 752634

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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 aldridge.uk.net first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7297 0347 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC1Y 2AA
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Other names (1)

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

  • PBCL 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
10233826
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 June 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
2 Leman Street, London, E1W 9US, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael James Aldridge Director Sep 1975 15 Jun 2016 31 other companies
Rodney Malcolm Aldridge (Sir) Director Nov 1947 15 Jun 2016 42 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
66
closed down
48
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 66 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 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 7 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£81.3k

Down £26.3k from −£55.0k

Cash at bank

£20

Same as £20

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£86.0k

+49% from £57.8k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £81.3k 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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10233826. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Piccadilly Bridge Capital’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (12)

2016

14 July 2016

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

15 June 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Aldridge Commercial Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Rodney Malcolm Aldridge gave up control
  • Rodney Malcolm Aldridge took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Piccadilly Bridge Capital

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 66 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 12 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Piccadilly Bridge Capital Limited FCA authorised?
Piccadilly Bridge Capital Limited (FRN 752634) 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 Piccadilly Bridge Capital’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7297 0347 and the website aldridge.uk.net for Piccadilly Bridge Capital. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Piccadilly Bridge Capital a scam or clone?
Piccadilly Bridge Capital 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 Piccadilly Bridge Capital?
Money you hand to Piccadilly Bridge Capital 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 Piccadilly Bridge Capital?
Piccadilly Bridge Capital is owned by Aldridge Commercial Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 15 June 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Sir Rodney Malcolm Aldridge.
Who runs Piccadilly Bridge Capital?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Piccadilly Bridge Capital: Michael James Aldridge and Rodney Malcolm Aldridge (Sir).
How long has Piccadilly Bridge Capital been in business?
The company was formed on 15 June 2016.
What do Piccadilly Bridge Capital’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of −£81.3k (down £26.3k from −£55.0k) and cash at bank of £20 (same as £20).
Does Piccadilly Bridge Capital use any other names?
It trades as PBCL.

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