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.
- Protected Life Limited (FRN 1060604) is an AR of TMG Direct Limited (FRN 786245). When you use Protected Life's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Protected Life, 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
Unit 2CA, Deer Park Farm Industrial Estate, Knowle Lane, Horton Heath, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7DZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07496 966676 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode SO50 7DZ
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
- 17186812 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 28 April 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Unit 2ca Deer Park Farm Industrial Estate Knowle Lane, Horton Heath, Eastleigh, SO50 7DZ, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin David Glover | Director | May 1987 | 28 Apr 2026 | 4 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 4
- closed down
- 3
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
Key dates in its history
Protected Life’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
21 August 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
28 April 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Benjamin David Glover took control (75–100% of shares)
- Benjamin David Glover appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Protected Life
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Protected Life. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its phone number
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Protected Life
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Eastleigh
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 4 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