First Plumbing & Heating-UK Ltd

Reference number: 1048067

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

HTG Finance Limited Reference number: 825534 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 Plumbing & Heating-UK Ltd (FRN 1048067) introduces customers to HTG Finance Limited (FRN 825534). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not First Plumbing & Heating-UK.
Example: if First Plumbing & Heating-UK refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from First Plumbing & Heating-UK 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

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.

Website

fphl.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0345 257 3656
Address

33C Friars Place Lane, London, Ealing, W3 7AQ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When fphl.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0345 257 3656 is
Who else gives the postcode W3 7AQ

Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

First Plumbing and Heating UK Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FPHL Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through HTG Finance 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.

Key dates in its history

First Plumbing & Heating-UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

19 December 2025

Became an introducer appointed representative
Began trading as "First Plumbing and Heating UK"
Began trading as "FPHL"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to First Plumbing & Heating-UK

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with First Plumbing & Heating-UK. 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 First Plumbing & Heating-UK

Other firms of the same type (home improvement or trades), nearest first.

In London

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3 background checks on its contact details
All 3 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is First Plumbing & Heating-UK Ltd FCA authorised?

First Plumbing & Heating-UK Ltd (FRN 1048067) 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 Plumbing & Heating-UK?

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 Plumbing & Heating-UK Ltd (FRN 1048067) introduces customers to HTG Finance Limited (FRN 825534). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not First Plumbing & Heating-UK. Example: if First Plumbing & Heating-UK refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from First Plumbing & Heating-UK 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 Plumbing & Heating-UK’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 257 3656 and the website fphl.co.uk for First Plumbing & Heating-UK. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is First Plumbing & Heating-UK a scam or clone?

First Plumbing & Heating-UK 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 Plumbing & Heating-UK?

Protection works through HTG Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for First Plumbing & Heating-UK's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does First Plumbing & Heating-UK use any other names?

It trades as First Plumbing and Heating UK and FPHL.

Sources and links

Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk