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
Swoop Finance Limited Reference number: 936513 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.
- Phase One Finance Limited (FRN 1062063) is an AR of Swoop Finance Limited (FRN 936513). When you use Phase One Finance's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Phase One Finance, 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
Unit 4, Mallow Park, Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1GX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When phaseonefinance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07305 174084 is
- Who else gives the postcode AL7 1GX
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Swoop 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, 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
- 17322355 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 July 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Unit 4 Mallow Park, Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1GX, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel David Dahan | Director | Nov 1995 | 6 Jul 2026 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
Phase One Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
25 September 2026
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "Phase one Finance"
FCA register
6 July 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Michal Penina Jacobs took control (75–100% of shares)
- Samuel David Dahan appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Phase One Finance
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Phase One Finance. 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 Phase One Finance
Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.
In Welwyn Garden City
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- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 5 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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