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
Sesame Limited Reference number: 150427 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.
- Mortgage Bazaar Limited (FRN 1055765) is an AR of Sesame Limited (FRN 150427). When you use Mortgage Bazaar's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Mortgage Bazaar, 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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Phone number
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Address
2 Epsom Close, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6NX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When mortgagebazaar.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07760 747504 is
- Who else gives the postcode ME19 6NX
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Sesame 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
- 16533005 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 20 June 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- 2 Epsom Close, West Malling, ME19 6NX, England
- Nature of business
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- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Nikhil Prakash Bhatia | Director | Aug 1984 | 20 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
Mortgage Bazaar’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
19 May 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2025
20 June 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Nikhil Prakash Bhatia took control (75–100% of shares)
- Nikhil Prakash Bhatia appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms like Mortgage Bazaar
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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