Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
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
-
Address
74 Rayne Road, Braintree, CM7 2QP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07725 882407 is
- Who else gives the postcode CM7 2QP
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may applyMortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (7 permissions)
- Acting as a CBTL advisor
- Acting as a CBTL arranger
- Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
- Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
- Credit Broking
- Debt-counselling
- Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
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.
Concerns on the company record
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
- Company number
- 11626407 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 October 2018 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- Unit 3e/F Suffolk House Business Park Ashwells Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9SG, England
- Nature of business
-
- Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Frederick Charles Carter | Director | Aug 1999 | 16 Oct 2018 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£12.1k
+142% from £5,019
Cash at bank
£12.5k
No earlier figure to compare
Employees (average)
2
Same as 2
Owed within a year
£15.7k
+129% from £6,863
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2025
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 11626407. 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
Direct Mortgage Network’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
6 November 2023
- FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)
FCA register
2019
8 July 2019
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2018
16 October 2018
- Incorporated at Companies House
- James Frederick Charles Carter took control (75–100% of shares)
- James Frederick Charles Carter appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Direct Mortgage Network
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Direct Mortgage Network. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Direct Mortgage Network
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Braintree
Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.
Get the full report on Direct Mortgage Network
Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.
- Every company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 6 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe
Frequently asked questions about this firm
Is Direct Mortgage Network Ltd FCA authorised?
What is Direct Mortgage Network’s phone number?
Is Direct Mortgage Network a scam or clone?
Is my money safe with Direct Mortgage Network?
Who owns Direct Mortgage Network?
Who runs Direct Mortgage Network?
How long has Direct Mortgage Network been in business?
What do Direct Mortgage Network’s latest accounts show?
Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk