Apath Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

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

Appointed for 10 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2016

Responsible principal firm

BOC LIMITED Reference number: 715528 Caution 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.
Apath Limited (FRN 750878) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Apath.
Example: if Apath refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Apath 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

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.

Website

arrowplant.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01544 230817
Address

Eardisley Road, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3HB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When arrowplant.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01544 230817 is
Who else gives the postcode HR5 3HB

Other names (3)

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

Arrow Plant and Tool Hire Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Arrow Plant and Tool Hire Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
t/a Arrow Plant and Tool Hire Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Boc 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: 10370154 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 12 September 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office: Eardisley Road, Kington, Herefordshire, HR5 3HB, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment (SIC 77310)
Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment (SIC 77320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Martin Spencer Hughes	Director	Apr 1962	12 Sep 2016	6 other companies
Peter Kevin Jones	Director	May 1954	12 Sep 2016	4 other companies
Oliver Hughes	Director	Nov 1996	20 May 2026	2 other companies
Mark Hayden Jones	Director	Aug 1987	20 May 2026	1 other company

Other companies run by these 4 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: 6
closed down: 2
run together: 4

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 4 companies these 4 directors run together

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (8) All events (15)

2024

30 August 2024

Mark Hayden Jones became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Martin Spencer Hughes stopped being a part-owner
Peter Kevin Jones stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2021

13 March 2021

Changed its registered name from "Arrow Plant and Tool Hire Limited"

FCA register

2016

12 September 2016

Incorporated at Companies House
Martin Spencer Hughes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Peter Kevin Jones became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

23 June 2016

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 15 events

All 15 events in its history (8 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

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6 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Apath Limited FCA authorised?

Apath Limited (FRN 750878) 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 Apath?

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. Apath Limited (FRN 750878) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Apath. Example: if Apath refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Apath 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 Apath’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01544 230817 and the website arrowplant.co.uk for Apath. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Apath a scam or clone?

Apath 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 Apath?

Protection works through Boc Limited, the principal firm responsible for Apath's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Apath?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Apath: Mr Mark Hayden Jones (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Martin Spencer Hughes and Mr Peter Kevin Jones.

Who runs Apath?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Apath: Martin Spencer Hughes, Peter Kevin Jones, Oliver Hughes and Mark Hayden Jones.

How long has Apath been in business?

The company was formed on 12 September 2016.

Does Apath use any other names?

It trades as Arrow Plant and Tool Hire. It has previously used 2 other names: Arrow Plant and Tool Hire Limited and t/a Arrow Plant and Tool Hire.