Nicola Speight

Reference number: 451536

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Appointed representative

Nicola Speight does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

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.
  • Nicola Speight (FRN 451536) is an AR of Advance Mortgage Funding Limited (FRN 305008). When you use Nicola Speight's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Nicola Speight, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07973 705692

  • Address

    Suite 23, 10 Churchill Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4YU, United Kingdom

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Other names (4)

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

  • Mortgage Matters Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Mortgage Matters Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Mortgage Matters Of Staffordshire Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Nicola Bowles Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Advance Mortgage Funding 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

Nicola Speight’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

18 February 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Nicola Bowles"

FCA register

2014

3 December 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Mortgage Matters Of Staffordshire"

FCA register

2009

8 June 2009

  • Changed its registered name from "Mortgage Matters"

FCA register

2006

8 May 2006

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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  • All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
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Firms like Nicola Speight

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

In West Malling

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nicola Speight FCA authorised?
Nicola Speight (FRN 451536) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Nicola Speight?
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. Nicola Speight (FRN 451536) is an AR of Advance Mortgage Funding Limited (FRN 305008). When you use Nicola Speight's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Nicola Speight, 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.
What is Nicola Speight’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07973 705692 for Nicola Speight. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nicola Speight a scam or clone?
Nicola Speight 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 Nicola Speight?
Protection works through Advance Mortgage Funding Limited, the principal firm responsible for Nicola Speight's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Nicola Speight use any other names?
It trades as Mortgage Matters Solutions. It has previously used 3 other names: Mortgage Matters, Mortgage Matters Of Staffordshire and Nicola Bowles.

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