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.
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Phone number
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Address
Capital House, 1084-1086 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6DT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When firstcapitalfinance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01202 434000 is
- Who else gives the postcode BH7 6DT
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Star Asset Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- STAR Asset Finance Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
The FCA warning these came from
- First Capital Finance Ltd 23 June 2020
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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 (3 permissions)
- Credit Broking
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 04092381 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 18 October 2000 (26 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David James Mogg | Director | Jun 1970 | 6 Jun 2001 | 2 other companies |
| Sean Michael Devoy | Director | Feb 1967 | 18 Dec 2015 | 8 other companies |
| Jason Timothy Thorne Hurwitz | Director | Nov 1979 | 28 Jul 2026 | 6 other companies |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 13
- still active
- 13
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 13 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
First Capital Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2020
23 June 2020
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2016
6 April 2016
- Ignition Credit PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
- Tony Granville Mallin gained significant control
- Tony Granville Mallin no longer has significant control
Companies House
2015
24 July 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2000
18 October 2000
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 30 events
- All 30 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 19
Firms connected to First Capital Finance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with First Capital Finance. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 3
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like First Capital Finance
Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.
In Bournemouth
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- 13 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 30 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, 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
- FCA warning: First Capital Finance Ltd fca.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk