Ability Driving Academy Limited

Reference number: 1002500

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Social Money Limited Reference number: 675283 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • ABILITY DRIVING ACADEMY LIMITED (FRN 1002500) introduces customers to Social Money Limited (FRN 675283). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not ABILITY DRIVING ACADEMY.
  • Example: if ABILITY DRIVING ACADEMY refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from ABILITY DRIVING ACADEMY itself.
  • 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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When acclaimdriving.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07976 700557 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE19 2HL
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Acclaim Driving Trading name
  • Acclaim Driving School Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Social Money 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, free
    You 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
02174176
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 October 1987 (39 years old)
Registered office
15-17 Leicester Road Narborough, Leicester, LE19 2HL
Nature of business
  • Driving school activities (SIC 85530)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nicholas Anthony Johnston Director Dec 1972 25 Apr 2017 3 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
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 3 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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£513k

+50% from £341k

Cash at bank

£175k

−7.5% from £189k

Employees (average)

12

Same as 12

Owed within a year

£738k

+1.9% from £724k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 02174176. 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

Ability Driving Academy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (12)

2023

8 September 2023

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2018

13 June 2018

  • Najuk Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Neil Murray Yeo stopped being a part-owner
  • Sylvia Rose Yeo stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Neil Murray Yeo became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sylvia Rose Yeo became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1987

6 October 1987

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Ability Driving Academy

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ability Driving Academy. 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
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ability Driving Academy Limited FCA authorised?
Ability Driving Academy Limited (FRN 1002500) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Ability Driving Academy?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Ability Driving Academy Limited (FRN 1002500) introduces customers to Social Money Limited (FRN 675283). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Ability Driving Academy. Example: if Ability Driving Academy refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Ability Driving Academy itself. 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.
What is Ability Driving Academy’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07976 700557 and the website acclaimdriving.com for Ability Driving Academy. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ability Driving Academy a scam or clone?
Ability Driving Academy is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Ability Driving Academy?
Protection works through Social Money Limited, the principal firm responsible for Ability Driving Academy's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Ability Driving Academy?
Ability Driving Academy is owned by Najuk Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and held through a firm, since 13 June 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Sylvia Rose Yeo and Neil Murray Yeo.
Who runs Ability Driving Academy?
Companies House lists one director of Ability Driving Academy: Nicholas Anthony Johnston.
How long has Ability Driving Academy been in business?
The company was formed on 6 October 1987.
What do Ability Driving Academy’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £513k (+50% from £341k) and cash at bank of £175k (−7.5% from £189k).
Does Ability Driving Academy use any other names?
It trades as Acclaim Driving and Acclaim Driving School.

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