Severn Bridging Ltd

Reference number: 1013300

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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

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    55 Chislehurst Road, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5NP, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode BR7 5NP
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Other names (1)

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

  • SBL Capital 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
09764952
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 September 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
55 Chislehurst Road, Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5NP, England
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Daryl Michael Thorpe Director Jan 1974 7 Sep 2015 39 other companies
Richard James Alexander Thorpe Director Nov 1984 7 Sep 2015 2 other companies
Kathleen Eleanore Thorpe Director Jun 1949 8 Mar 2022 None

Other companies run by these 3 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
40
closed down
18
run together
1

In the full report: all 40 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.88m

+4.1% from £2.77m

Cash at bank

£51.0k

−75% from £203k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£2.32m

+45% from £1.60m

Net assets

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09764952. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (15)

2024

1 June 2024

  • Kathleen Eleanore Thorpe gave up control

Companies House

17 May 2024

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2022

27 April 2022

  • Kathleen Eleanore Thorpe took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1 January 2022

  • Daryl Michael Thorpe took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Michael Edward Thorpe gave up control

Companies House

2017

6 April 2017

  • Daryl Michael Thorpe no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Daryl Michael Thorpe gained significant control
  • Michael Edward Thorpe took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

7 September 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 40 other companies its directors have run, named
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  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Severn Bridging Ltd FCA authorised?
Severn Bridging Ltd (FRN 1013300) 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.
Is Severn Bridging a scam or clone?
Severn 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 Severn Bridging?
Money you hand to Severn Bridging 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 Severn Bridging?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Severn Bridging: Mr Daryl Michael Thorpe (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Kathleen Eleanore Thorpe and Mr Michael Edward Thorpe.
Who runs Severn Bridging?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Severn Bridging: Daryl Michael Thorpe, Richard James Alexander Thorpe and Kathleen Eleanore Thorpe.
How long has Severn Bridging been in business?
The company was formed on 7 September 2015.
What do Severn Bridging’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £2.88m (+4.1% from £2.77m) and cash at bank of £51.0k (−75% from £203k).
Does Severn Bridging use any other names?
It trades as SBL Capital.

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