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
The Fiducia Network Ltd Reference number: 917537 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.
- Vantage Asset & Commercial Finance Ltd (FRN 1057699) is an AR of The Fiducia Network Ltd (FRN 917537). When you use Vantage Asset & Commercial Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Vantage Asset & 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
41 Agincourt Avenue, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 8NU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07495 011059 is
- Who else gives the postcode PO13 8NU
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through The Fiducia Network 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
- 17052739 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 24 February 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 10 Merryfield, Fareham, PO14 4SF, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Andrew Mark Calvert | Director | Jun 1983 | 24 Feb 2026 | 1 other company |
| Melanie Fiona Calvert | Director | Nov 1989 | 24 Feb 2026 | 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
Vantage Asset & Commercial Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
21 July 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
24 February 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Melanie Fiona Calvert took control (75–100% of shares)
- Charles Andrew Mark Calvert appointed as a director
- Melanie Fiona Calvert appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Vantage Asset & Commercial Finance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Vantage Asset & Commercial Finance. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Vantage Asset & Commercial Finance
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Gosport
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 5 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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