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.
- Appointed for 6 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2005
- Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
Responsible principal firm
Financing First Limited Reference number: 720098 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.
- Smile By Design Limited (FRN 915828) is an AR of Financing First Limited (FRN 720098). When you use Smile By Design's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Smile By Design, 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
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Chesterfield Orthodontics, South Place, Beetwell Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1SZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01246 550033 is
- Who else gives the postcode S40 1SZ
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Chesterfield Orthodontics Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Financing First 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
- 05479912 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 June 2005 (21 years old)
- Registered office
- Chesterfield Orthodontics, South Place, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1SZ, England
- Nature of business
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- Dental practice activities (SIC 86230)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Jonathan Justin O'Dwyer | Director | Jul 1966 | 1 Oct 2019 | 10 other companies |
| David Tinsley | Director | Mar 1967 | 1 Oct 2019 | 7 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 directors
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
- 11
- closed down
- 6
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 11 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£577k
−50% from £1.16m
Cash at bank
£194k
−18% from £237k
Employees (average)
33
+22% from 27
Owed within a year
£658k
+2.7% from £641k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 to 2026
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05479912. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Smile By Design’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
31 October 2019
- Jonathan Justin O'Dwyer became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Jonathan Justin O'Dwyer stopped being a part-owner
- Phillip Williams gave up control
- T & O Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
28 October 2019
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2017
14 June 2017
- Phillip Williams took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2005
14 June 2005
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 14 events
- All 14 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
Firms connected to Smile By Design
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Smile By Design. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Smile By Design
Other firms of the same type (dental or medical practice), nearest first.
In Chesterfield
In the Sheffield (S) postcode area
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- 11 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 14 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