Stonebridge Associated Colleges Limited

Reference number: 673930

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When stonebridge.uk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 392 8288 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BH1 1JN
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Other names (1)

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

  • learndirect Finance Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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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  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

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
03913572
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 January 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
C/O Learndirect, 3rd Floor Wilson House, Lorne Park Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1JN, England
Nature of business
  • Technical and vocational secondary education (SIC 85320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Wayne Janse Van Rensburg Director Aug 1981 1 Feb 2006 2 other companies
Michael John Beckett Director May 1965 22 Jan 2021 18 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
19
closed down
2
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 19 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 one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 29 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£628k

−64% from £1.74m

Cash at bank

£28.0k

−77% from £122k

Employees (average)

0

−100% from 2

Owed within a year

£434k

−85% from £2.91m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 03913572. 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

Stonebridge Associated Colleges’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (15)

2017

26 January 2017

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

Companies House

2015

24 March 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2000

26 January 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Stonebridge Associated Colleges

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

connected firms
5
share a director
1
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Stonebridge Associated Colleges Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Stonebridge Associated Colleges Limited (FRN 673930) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Stonebridge Associated Colleges’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 392 8288 and the website stonebridge.uk.com for Stonebridge Associated Colleges. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Stonebridge Associated Colleges a scam or clone?
Stonebridge Associated Colleges 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 Stonebridge Associated Colleges?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Stonebridge Associated Colleges handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Stonebridge Associated Colleges to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Stonebridge Associated Colleges?
Stonebridge Associated Colleges is owned by Learndirect Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 26 January 2017.
Who runs Stonebridge Associated Colleges?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Stonebridge Associated Colleges: Wayne Janse Van Rensburg and Michael John Beckett.
How long has Stonebridge Associated Colleges been in business?
The company was formed on 26 January 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Stonebridge Associated Colleges’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 29 April 2025, show net assets of £628k (−64% from £1.74m) and cash at bank of £28.0k (−77% from £122k).
Does Stonebridge Associated Colleges use any other names?
It trades as learndirect Finance.

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