Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
AFS Compliance Ltd Reference number: 625035 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- TBP Commercial Finance Ltd (FRN 1055088) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use TBP Commercial Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from TBP Commercial Finance, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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
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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Qora, Quorum Business Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, NE12 8BU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0191 406 4555 is
- Who else gives the postcode NE12 8BU
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Synergy Commercial Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- TBP Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Trusted Business Partner Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, 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, freeYou 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
- 16855419 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 November 2025 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Qora Quorum Business Park, Benton Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BX, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Iain Clinghan | Director | May 1984 | 14 Nov 2025 | 1 other company |
| Craig Jiggins | Director | Mar 1987 | 14 Nov 2025 | None |
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, 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 one on the FCA register
Key dates in its history
TBP Commercial Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
13 May 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2025
14 November 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Craig Jiggins became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- James Iain Clinghan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- James Iain Clinghan stopped being a part-owner
- Trusted Business Partner Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 12 events
- All 12 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to TBP Commercial Finance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with TBP Commercial Finance. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like TBP Commercial Finance
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Newcastle Upon Tyne
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 12 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk