First Base Accountants Limited

Reference number: 981829

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Introducer appointed representative

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Responsible principal firm

Continuum (Financial Services) LLP Reference number: 802331 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • First Base Accountants Limited (FRN 981829) introduces customers to Continuum (Financial Services) LLP (FRN 802331). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not First Base Accountants.
  • Example: if First Base Accountants refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from First Base Accountants itself.
  • 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

  • Phone number

    01786 470044

  • Address

    Pavilion 2, Castlecraig Business Park, Players Road, Stirling, Stirlingshire, FK7 7SH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01786 470044 is
  • Who else gives the postcode FK7 7SH
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Continuum (Financial Services) LLP, 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 name
FIRST BASE ACCOUNTANTS LTD
Company number
SC183697
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 March 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
Pavilion 2 Castlecraig Business Park, Players Road, Stirling, FK7 7SH
Nature of business
  • Information technology consultancy activities (SIC 62020)
  • Accounting and auditing activities (SIC 69201)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lorraine Kathryne Wheeler Director Jul 1957 10 Mar 1998 2 other companies

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 companies
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£485k

+8.8% from £446k

Cash at bank

£81.7k

+35% from £60.4k

Employees (average)

4

−20% from 5

Owed within a year

£100k

−2.6% from £103k

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
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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 SC183697. 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

First Base Accountants’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

25 August 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Lorraine Kathryne Wheeler took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1998

10 March 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Lorraine Kathryne Wheeler appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms connected to First Base Accountants

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like First Base Accountants

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In Stirling

AGM Financial Services LtdStirlingAppointed representativeCapercaillie Financial Advice LimitedStirlingAppointed representativeGeorge Gill Financial Services LtdStirlingAppointed representativeGregor Davidson Wealth Management LtdStirlingAppointed representativeKAG Accountancy LtdStirlingAppointed representativeLomond Wealth Management LTDStirlingAppointed representative

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 4 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is First Base Accountants Limited FCA authorised?
First Base Accountants Limited (FRN 981829) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for First Base Accountants?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. First Base Accountants Limited (FRN 981829) introduces customers to Continuum (Financial Services) LLP (FRN 802331). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not First Base Accountants. Example: if First Base Accountants refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from First Base Accountants itself. 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 First Base Accountants’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01786 470044 for First Base Accountants. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is First Base Accountants a scam or clone?
First Base Accountants 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 First Base Accountants?
Protection works through Continuum (Financial Services) LLP, the principal firm responsible for First Base Accountants's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns First Base Accountants?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of First Base Accountants: Ms Lorraine Kathryne Wheeler (75–100% of shares).
Who runs First Base Accountants?
Companies House lists one director of First Base Accountants: Lorraine Kathryne Wheeler.
How long has First Base Accountants been in business?
The company was formed on 10 March 1998.
What do First Base Accountants’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £485k (+8.8% from £446k) and cash at bank of £81.7k (+35% from £60.4k).

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