Appreciating Classics Ltd

Reference number: 783288

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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

Audeo FS Limited Reference number: 809508 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.
  • Appreciating Classics Ltd (FRN 783288) introduces customers to Audeo FS Limited (FRN 809508). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Appreciating Classics.
  • Example: if Appreciating Classics refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Appreciating Classics 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 appreciating-classics.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01508 521374 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NR14 6JD
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Audeo FS 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
08594661
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 July 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Loddon Business Park, Loddon, Norwich, NR14 6JD, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen Douglas Earl Director Jun 1967 2 Jul 2013 5 other companies
Richard Beel Director Aug 1984 23 Nov 2022 None
Tracey Earl Secretary Not published 2 Jul 2013 –

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
2
still active
3

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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£288k

+5.6% from £273k

Cash at bank

£62.4k

−24% from £82.4k

Employees (average)

5

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£153k

−42% from £264k

Net assets

In the full report: all 7 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 08594661. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (7)

2017

4 July 2017

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Stephen Douglas Earl gained significant control

Companies House

2013

2 July 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Appreciating Classics

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Appreciating Classics

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

In Norwich

Lotus Cars LimitedNorwichAppointed representativeA1 ADAS Solutions LimitedNorwichAppointed representativeBroadland Cars LtdNorwichAppointed representativeBure Valley Classics LimitedNorwichAppointed representativeDuff Morgan & Vermont LimitedNorwichAppointed representativeHampden Car Sales LtdNorwichAppointed representative

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Appreciating Classics Ltd FCA authorised?
Appreciating Classics Ltd (FRN 783288) 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 Appreciating Classics?
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. Appreciating Classics Ltd (FRN 783288) introduces customers to Audeo FS Limited (FRN 809508). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Appreciating Classics. Example: if Appreciating Classics refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Appreciating Classics 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 Appreciating Classics’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01508 521374 and the website appreciating-classics.com for Appreciating Classics. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Appreciating Classics a scam or clone?
Appreciating Classics 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 Appreciating Classics?
Protection works through Audeo FS Limited, the principal firm responsible for Appreciating Classics's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Appreciating Classics?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Appreciating Classics: Mr Stephen Douglas Earl (significant influence or control).
Who runs Appreciating Classics?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Appreciating Classics: Stephen Douglas Earl and Richard Beel.
How long has Appreciating Classics been in business?
The company was formed on 2 July 2013.
What do Appreciating Classics’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £288k (+5.6% from £273k) and cash at bank of £62.4k (−24% from £82.4k).

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