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.
Responsible principal firm
First Complete Limited Reference number: 435779 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.
- First Time Buyer Mortgages Ltd (FRN 1042238) is an AR of First Complete Limited (FRN 435779). When you use First Time Buyer Mortgages's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from First Time Buyer Mortgages, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
222 Lisburn Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 6GD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 028 9694 4284 is
- Who else gives the postcode BT9 6GD
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection 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, freeYou 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
- NI730959 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 30 June 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 222 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 6GD, Northern Ireland
- Nature of business
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- Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Rice | Director | Nov 1981 | 30 Jun 2025 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
First Time Buyer Mortgages’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
26 September 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
30 June 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Patrick Rice took control (75–100% of shares)
- Patrick Rice appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk