AKB Property Services Ltd

Reference number: 1023539

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • AKB Property Services Ltd (FRN 1023539) is an AR of ASPRAY LIMITED (FRN 466101). When you use AKB Property Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from AKB Property Services, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When aspray.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01254 665020 is, and the 40 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode LS7 3RE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Aspray Halifax Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Aspray 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 November 2024 (1 year old)
Registered office
Bridge House, 9-13 Holbrook Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 4AD, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Risk and damage evaluation (SIC 66210)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ashok Kumar Karsan Bhudia Director Mar 1965 19 Nov 2024 None
Carole Bhudia Secretary Not published 19 Nov 2024 –

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£36.3k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£2,000

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Employees (average)

1

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Owed within a year

£11.0k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £36.3k more than it owned.

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 16088660. 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

AKB Property Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

22 January 2025

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Aspray Halifax"

FCA register

2024

19 November 2024

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Ashok Kumar Karsan Bhudia took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Ashok Kumar Karsan Bhudia appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms connected to AKB Property Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with AKB Property Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
12
share its phone number
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (12)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like AKB Property Services

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Leeds

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is AKB Property Services Ltd FCA authorised?
AKB Property Services Ltd (FRN 1023539) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for AKB Property Services?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. AKB Property Services Ltd (FRN 1023539) is an AR of ASPRAY LIMITED (FRN 466101). When you use AKB Property Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from AKB Property Services, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 AKB Property Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01254 665020 and the website aspray.com for AKB Property Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 40 other FCA firms.
Is AKB Property Services a scam or clone?
AKB Property Services 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 AKB Property Services?
Protection works through Aspray Limited, the principal firm responsible for AKB Property Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns AKB Property Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of AKB Property Services: Mr Ashok Kumar Karsan Bhudia (75–100% of shares).
Who runs AKB Property Services?
Companies House lists one director of AKB Property Services: Ashok Kumar Karsan Bhudia.
How long has AKB Property Services been in business?
The company was formed on 19 November 2024.
What do AKB Property Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of −£36.3k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £2,000 (no earlier figure to compare).
Does AKB Property Services use any other names?
It trades as Aspray Halifax.

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