No longer authorised
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 14 June 2012.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Last known phone number
01582 734444
Also given by 2 firms that are no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.
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Last known address
75a Crawley Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 1HX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01582 734444 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode LU1 1HX
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- 786 MSB Limited Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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.
Concerns on the company record
- Companies House records this company as dissolved.
- Company number
- 06833125 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 2 March 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- 6512
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shazia Kosar | Director | Nov 1972 | 6 Mar 2009 | 2 other companies |
| Mazhar Hussain | Director | Sep 1960 | 1 Mar 2010 | 3 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
- 5
- closed down
- 3
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 5 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 2 on the FCA register, including 2 no longer authorised
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Aftab Currency Exchange (Luton)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2013
18 February 2013
- No longer regulated by the Financial Services Authority
- No longer supervised by HMRC
FCA register
2012
16 October 2012
- Company dissolved
Companies House
14 June 2012
- Status on the FCA register became "Cancelled - Small PI"
FCA register
2009
3 November 2009
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date
FCA register
2 March 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 16 events
- All 16 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 8
Firms connected to Aftab Currency Exchange (Luton)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aftab Currency Exchange (Luton). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- no longer authorised
- 2
- share a director
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Aftab Currency Exchange (Luton)
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In Luton
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 16 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, 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
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk