Retirement Bridge Management Limited

Reference number: 463024

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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  • When retbridge.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 032 2118 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode NE11 9SZ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Retirement Bridge Trading name
  • Grainger Equity Release Management Limtied Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages · Arrange equity release FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Administering a home reversion plan
  • Administering a regulated mortgage contract
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
05348582
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 February 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
Suite 4, First Floor Honeycomb, The Watermark, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 9SZ, England
Nature of business
  • Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis (SIC 68320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Trevor Barber Director Jul 1967 11 May 2007 78 other companies
Antony Lewis Pierce Director Aug 1976 4 Jul 2016 74 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
85
closed down
27
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 85 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • The 67 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Retirement Bridge Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (38)

2019

30 April 2019

  • Retirement Bridge Investments Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Retirement Bridge Limited gave up control

Companies House

2016

25 May 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Grainger Equity Release Management Limtied"

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Retirement Bridge Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

8 June 2007

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

6 April 2007

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2005

1 February 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 38 events

  • All 38 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 26
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Firms connected to Retirement Bridge Management

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

connected firms
5
share a director
4
share its phone number
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (5), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Retirement Bridge Management

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  • 85 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 38 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Retirement Bridge Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Retirement Bridge Management Limited (FRN 463024) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2007 and works as a mortgage adviser or broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Retirement Bridge Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 032 2118 and the website retbridge.co.uk for Retirement Bridge Management. 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 5 other FCA firms.
Is Retirement Bridge Management a scam or clone?
Retirement Bridge Management 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 Retirement Bridge Management?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Retirement Bridge Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Retirement Bridge Management?
Retirement Bridge Management is owned by Retirement Bridge Investments Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 April 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Retirement Bridge Limited.
Who runs Retirement Bridge Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Retirement Bridge Management: Paul Trevor Barber and Antony Lewis Pierce.
How long has Retirement Bridge Management been in business?
The company was formed on 1 February 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2007.
Does Retirement Bridge Management use any other names?
It trades as Retirement Bridge. It has previously used the name Grainger Equity Release Management Limtied.

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