DWC Consultancy Ltd: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 16 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2005
Accounts filed up to 31 August 2025

Responsible principal firm

First Complete Limited Reference number: 435779 Authorised 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.
DWC Consultancy Ltd (FRN 515380) is an AR of First Complete Limited (FRN 435779). When you use DWC Consultancy's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from DWC Consultancy, 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

028 9030 8816
Address

2 Beechtree Hill, Lisburn, BT28 3RX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 028 9030 8816 is
Who else gives the postcode BT28 3RX

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through First Complete Limited, 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, free
You 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: 05525926 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 2 August 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Darren Wolfsbauer Crane	Director	May 1975	2 Aug 2005	1 other company
Darren Wolfsbauer Crane	Secretary	Not published	29 Aug 2025	–

Other companies run by its director

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
closed down: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£31.7k

−52% from £65.6k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£34.0k

+471% from £5,947

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 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 05525926. 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

DWC Consultancy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

18 August 2016

Darren Wolfsbauer Crane gained significant control

Companies House

2009

30 December 2009

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2005

2 August 2005

Incorporated at Companies House
Darren Wolfsbauer Crane appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms like DWC Consultancy

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is DWC Consultancy Ltd FCA authorised?

DWC Consultancy Ltd (FRN 515380) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does appointed representative mean for DWC Consultancy?

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. DWC Consultancy Ltd (FRN 515380) is an AR of First Complete Limited (FRN 435779). When you use DWC Consultancy's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from DWC Consultancy, 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.

What is DWC Consultancy’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 028 9030 8816 for DWC Consultancy. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is DWC Consultancy a scam or clone?

DWC Consultancy 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 DWC Consultancy?

Protection works through First Complete Limited, the principal firm responsible for DWC Consultancy's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns DWC Consultancy?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of DWC Consultancy: Mr Darren Wolfsbauer Crane (significant influence or control).

Who runs DWC Consultancy?

Companies House lists one director of DWC Consultancy: Darren Wolfsbauer Crane.

How long has DWC Consultancy been in business?

The company was formed on 2 August 2005.

What do DWC Consultancy’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £31.7k (−52% from £65.6k).