- SRA number
- 654958
- Authorisation
- Licensed body (ABS)
- Authorised since
- 7 January 2019
- Organisation type
- Licensed body (alternative business structure), authorised
- Constitution
- Incorporated company (limited by shares)
- Practising offices
- 1
- Head office
- Manchester M2 7LE
- Areas of law reported to the SRA
- 1: Landlord and tenant
- Website (SRA record)
- fdmsolicitors.co.uk
- Head office phone
- 0333 360 1724
- Companies House status
- Active (11606678, file 1 May 2026)
- Incorporated
- 5 October 2018
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Trading names
- FDM; FDM Solicitors; National Claim Centre
- SRA firms in Manchester
- 406 (120 residential property)
First Dispute Management Limited is a licensed body authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority since January 2019 and recorded under SRA number 654958. The SRA record lists 1 practising office: the head office at 5th Floor National House, Manchester, M2 7LE. It also trades as FDM, FDM Solicitors and National Claim Centre. Its constitution is recorded as incorporated company (limited by shares).
In its most recent annual return the firm told the SRA it delivered work in 1 area of law: Landlord and tenant. Residential property is not among the reported areas, so the firm does not appear in the conveyancing lists on this site's town and city pages.
The head office postcode M2 7LE falls within Manchester (North West), where the SRA register lists 406 authorised firms with a practising office, 120 of them reporting residential property work. The nearest other SRA-regulated firms by straight-line distance from the head office are CKE Law Limited (100 m, Manchester), Aramas Law LTD (100 m, Manchester), Legal HD LTD (100 m, Manchester), Treadstonelaw Limited (100 m, Manchester) and Mis Legal Services LTD (100 m, Manchester). 1 of those 5 reports residential property work.
Companies House records the firm as FIRST DISPUTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED (company number 11606678), a private limited company incorporated on 5 October 2018, 7 years before this snapshot. Its status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026 is "Active". The registered office town is MANCHESTER, the same as the head office.
Offices on the SRA record
| Office | Address | District | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head office | 5th Floor National House, 36 St. Ann Street, Manchester, M2 7LE | Manchester | 0333 360 1724 |
Areas of law reported to the SRA
Self-reported by the firm in its most recent annual return to the SRA ("the areas of law that the law firm has told us they delivered"). A lagging description of past work, not a live service list, a specialism claim or a quality mark; it may be up to a year old and is blank for newly authorised firms.
Companies House record
FIRST DISPUTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED, company number 11606678, private limited company, incorporated 5 October 2018. Status on the Companies House bulk file dated 1 May 2026: Active. Last accounts made up to 31 July 2025 (total exemption full). Registered office town: MANCHESTER. Full record on ukcompanyfinder.com.
Nearest SRA-regulated firms
- CKE Law Limited · Manchester · residential property100 m
- Aramas Law LTD · Manchester100 m
- Legal HD LTD · Manchester100 m
- Treadstonelaw Limited · Manchester100 m
- Mis Legal Services LTD · Manchester100 m
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Source: SRA Firm data web service (terms 1 July 2020, attribution required); firm status, offices and areas of law as reported by the SRA on 28 August 2026. Areas of law are self-reported by each firm in its annual return and describe work it told the SRA it delivered, not a live service menu or a quality mark. Companies House fields from the Basic Company Data bulk file dated 1 May 2026. Geocoding by postcodes.io: contains OS data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026, Royal Mail data (c) Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026, National Statistics data (c) Crown copyright and database right 2026. No firm on this site is sponsored, ranked or endorsed, and nothing here implies SRA endorsement of this site.