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Ethical First Limited

IFA Financial Advisers · Bromsgrove, Birmingham · Est. 2004

22 years

Active Trading

Active

CH Status

05061768

Company No

2025

Accounts to

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Company Registration Details

Registered company name	Ethical First Limited
Companies House number	05061768 →
Company type	Private Limited Company (Ltd)
Registered address	596 Birmingham Road, B61 0HT
City / Region	Bromsgrove, Birmingham
Date incorporated	2004
Years trading	22 years
CH status	Active
Specialism	Recorded activity: 70229 (management consultancy)
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About Ethical First Limited

Founded in 2004, Ethical First Limited has been active for 22 years — a period that spans significant change in the UK financial services landscape, including post-financial crisis regulatory reform, digital transformation and the economic disruption of recent years. The firm's continued active status through this period reflects operational stability.

Birmingham accounts for 48 of the 1663 ifa financial advisers tracked on this index.

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What IFA Financial Advisers Do

A financial adviser's independent or restricted status determines the breadth of products considered, and must be disclosed. The RDR reforms ended commission on retail investment advice; remuneration is now a disclosed fee.

Redress routes exist for authorised advice: complaints to the firm, then the Financial Ombudsman Service.

How to Choose the Right IFA Financial Adviser

Defined benefit transfer advice requires specific FCA permissions, listed against the firm's register entry. Ongoing charges deserve scrutiny: establish exactly what service the percentage buys each year.

A clear fee schedule before engagement is a regulatory requirement, not a favour.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between an independent financial adviser and a restricted adviser?

An independent firm surveys the wider market; a restricted firm works from a limited product or provider set. Both are regulated, but the breadth of what they can recommend differs, and disclosure of status is mandatory.

How much does independent financial advice cost?

Expect a disclosed initial fee scaled to the work plus, where you take ongoing service, an annual percentage of assets commonly between 0.5% and 1%; nothing is chargeable until agreed in writing.

Do I need an IFA or can I manage my investments myself?

Self-directed investing through ISA and SIPP platforms works for many people; advice earns its fee where tax planning, pension optimisation, protection and inheritance strategy interact, which is typically at larger or more complex balance sheets.

What qualifications should an IFA have?

Level 4 Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning is the FCA minimum; Chartered Financial Planner and Certified Financial Planner designations indicate study beyond it. Individual advisers can be verified on the FCA register.

What happens if I receive bad financial advice from an IFA?

Raise it formally with the firm; regulation requires a response within eight weeks. Unresolved complaints go to the Financial Ombudsman Service, and the FSCS stands behind authorised firms that fail.

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Ethical First Limited | IFA Financial Advisers | Bromsgrove | Est. 2004