Skybridge Lending Limited

Reference number: 984661

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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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    020 3780 7610

  • Address

    Suite 16a5, Peartree Business Centre,, Cobham Road, Ferndown, Dorset, BH21 7PT, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 020 3780 7610 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BH21 7PT
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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
10872869
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 July 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Unit 1 The Ajm Centre, Prospect Business Park, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1FE, England
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gary Mark Poulton Director Sep 1974 2 Sep 2018 4 other companies
Valentina Ionelia Poulton Director Oct 1980 6 Oct 2023 1 other company

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
4
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 4 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 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£39.1k

−44% from £70.4k

Cash at bank

£16.2k

+13% from £14.3k

Employees (average)

0

−100% from 1

Owed within a year

£310k

−19% from £381k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10872869. 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

Skybridge Lending’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (11)

2023

6 October 2023

  • Valentina Ionelia Poulton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2022

16 December 2022

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2019

5 March 2019

  • Valentina Lonelia Nedelcu stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2018

2 September 2018

  • Gary Mark Poulton became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2017

19 July 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Valentina Lonelia Nedelcu became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Skybridge Lending Limited FCA authorised?
Skybridge Lending Limited (FRN 984661) 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 Skybridge Lending’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3780 7610 for Skybridge Lending. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Skybridge Lending a scam or clone?
Skybridge Lending 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 Skybridge Lending?
Money you hand to Skybridge Lending 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 Skybridge Lending?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Skybridge Lending: Mr Gary Mark Poulton (50–75% of shares) and Mrs Valentina Ionelia Poulton (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Valentina Lonelia Nedelcu.
Who runs Skybridge Lending?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Skybridge Lending: Gary Mark Poulton and Valentina Ionelia Poulton.
How long has Skybridge Lending been in business?
The company was formed on 19 July 2017.
What do Skybridge Lending’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £39.1k (−44% from £70.4k) and cash at bank of £16.2k (+13% from £14.3k).

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