AC Approved Ltd

Reference number: 1041992

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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

AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED Reference number: 497010 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.
  • AC Approved Ltd (FRN 1041992) introduces customers to AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not AC Approved.
  • Example: if AC Approved refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from AC Approved 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 acapproved.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01492 200567 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LL28 5BS
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Automotive Compliance 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
16121602
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 December 2024 (1 year old)
Registered office
82 Gwynan Park, Dwygyfylchi, Penmaenmawr, LL34 6RP, Wales
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Aston Leigh Channer Director Mar 1993 5 Dec 2024 1 other company

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£67.3k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

0

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Owed within a year

£107k

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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 16121602. 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

AC Approved’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

18 August 2026

  • Began trading as "AC Approved"

FCA register

2025

8 October 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2024

5 December 2024

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Aston Leigh Channer took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Aston Leigh Channer appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to AC Approved

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with AC Approved. 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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Firms like AC Approved

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 5 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is AC Approved Ltd FCA authorised?
AC Approved Ltd (FRN 1041992) 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 AC Approved?
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. AC Approved Ltd (FRN 1041992) introduces customers to AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not AC Approved. Example: if AC Approved refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from AC Approved 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 AC Approved’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01492 200567 and the website acapproved.co.uk for AC Approved. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is AC Approved a scam or clone?
AC Approved 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 AC Approved?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for AC Approved's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns AC Approved?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of AC Approved: Mr Aston Leigh Channer (75–100% of shares).
Who runs AC Approved?
Companies House lists one director of AC Approved: Aston Leigh Channer.
How long has AC Approved been in business?
The company was formed on 5 December 2024.
What do AC Approved’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £67.3k (no earlier figure to compare).

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