Silverfish UK Limited

Reference number: 1001769

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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

BIKMO LIMITED Reference number: 745230 Authorised 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.
  • Silverfish UK Limited (FRN 1001769) introduces customers to BIKMO LIMITED (FRN 745230). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Silverfish UK.
  • Example: if Silverfish UK refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Silverfish UK 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.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When silverfish-uk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01752 843882 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PL12 6LY
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Bikmo Limited, 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
04075057
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 September 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
Units 3b And 3c Woodacre Court Saltash Parkway Industrial Est, Burraton Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6LY, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (SIC 47789)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Darren Graham Mabbott Director Sep 1971 20 Sep 2000 6 other companies
Matthew James Henry Osborne Director Aug 1969 23 Dec 2021 3 other companies
Alexander Peter Metcalfe Director Oct 1980 17 Feb 2023 3 other companies
Edward Grenville Gardiner Director Jan 1978 17 Feb 2023 5 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
8
closed down
2
run together
3

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£11.6m

−2.8% from £12.0m

Profit before tax

−£1.43m

Up £352k from −£1.78m

Net assets

−£1.99m

Down £1.43m from −£559k

Cash at bank

£2.83m

<1% from £2.82m

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1.99m more than it owned.

Turnover and profit

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 04075057. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (9)

2023

23 August 2023

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Silverfish UK (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2000

20 September 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 9 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Silverfish UK Limited FCA authorised?
Silverfish UK Limited (FRN 1001769) 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 Silverfish UK?
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. Silverfish UK Limited (FRN 1001769) introduces customers to BIKMO LIMITED (FRN 745230). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Silverfish UK. Example: if Silverfish UK refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Silverfish UK 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 Silverfish UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01752 843882 and the website silverfish-uk.com for Silverfish UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Silverfish UK a scam or clone?
Silverfish UK 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 Silverfish UK?
Protection works through Bikmo Limited, the principal firm responsible for Silverfish UK's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Silverfish UK?
Silverfish UK is owned by Silverfish UK (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Silverfish UK?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Silverfish UK: Darren Graham Mabbott, Matthew James Henry Osborne, Alexander Peter Metcalfe and Edward Grenville Gardiner.
How long has Silverfish UK been in business?
The company was formed on 20 September 2000.
What do Silverfish UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show turnover of £11.6m (−2.8% from £12.0m) and profit before tax of −£1.43m (up £352k from −£1.78m).

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