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
TMG Direct Limited Reference number: 786245 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.
- LSA Money Limited (FRN 1051681) is an AR of TMG Direct Limited (FRN 786245). When you use LSA Money's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from LSA Money, 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
Office 31 Bizspace, Bradmarsh Business Park, Bow Bridge Close, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1BY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07948 300058 is
- Who else gives the postcode S60 1BY
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Compare the Dough Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through TMG Direct 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
- 16913591 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 16 December 2025 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Office 31 Bizspace, Bradmarsh Business Park, Bow Bridge Close, Rotherham, S60 1BY, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Anthony Mcfarlane | Director | Jun 1978 | 16 Dec 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
LSA Money’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
13 March 2026
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "Compare the Dough"
FCA register
2025
16 December 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Leigh Anthony McFarlane took control (75–100% of shares)
- Leigh Anthony McFarlane appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to LSA Money
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with LSA Money. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like LSA Money
Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.
In Rotherham
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- All 5 events in its history
- 2 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
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk