Velocity Bridging Limited

Reference number: 1018811

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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

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Avenue HQ, 4 St Paul's Square, Liverpool, L3 9SJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode L3 9SJ
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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
11034531
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 October 2017 (8 years old)
Registered office
Avenue Hq, 4 St Paul's Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 9SJ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Barnfather Director May 1972 26 Oct 2017 None
Michael Alexander Barnfather Director Feb 1947 6 Jul 2020 3 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
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 3 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£4.95m

−5.1% from £5.21m

Cash at bank

£3.97m

−58% from £9.49m

Employees (average)

4

+300% from 1

Owed within a year

£14.1m

+55% from £9.14m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11034531. 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

Velocity Bridging’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

24 March 2025

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2020

6 July 2020

  • Michael Alexander Barnfather appointed as a director

Companies House

2017

26 October 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Simon Barnfather took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Simon Barnfather appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Velocity Bridging

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

connected firms
5
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Velocity Bridging Limited FCA authorised?
Velocity Bridging Limited (FRN 1018811) 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.
Is Velocity Bridging a scam or clone?
Velocity Bridging 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 Velocity Bridging?
Money you hand to Velocity Bridging 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 Velocity Bridging?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Velocity Bridging: Mr Simon Barnfather (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Velocity Bridging?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Velocity Bridging: Simon Barnfather and Michael Alexander Barnfather.
How long has Velocity Bridging been in business?
The company was formed on 26 October 2017.
What do Velocity Bridging’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show total equity of £4.95m (−5.1% from £5.21m) and cash at bank of £3.97m (−58% from £9.49m).

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