Ar Cars Club Limited

Reference number: 1014475

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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.

Responsible principal firm

heston cars london limited Reference number: 927776 Authorised View firm →
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.
  • Ar Cars Club Limited (FRN 1014475) is an AR of heston cars london limited (FRN 927776). When you use Ar Cars Club's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Ar Cars Club, 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 automotive-exchange.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07990 648457 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TW5 9NB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Automotive Exchange Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through heston cars london 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
10798168
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 June 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Unit 67 Phoenix Way Distribution Park, Phoenix Way, Hounslow, TW5 9NB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Shamsa Mahmood Director Aug 1988 2 Oct 2025 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£144k

+4.3% from £138k

Employees (average)

1

−67% from 3

Owed within a year

£212k

Up £237k from −£24.4k

Assets and liabilities

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 10798168. 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

Ar Cars Club’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (10)

2025

2 October 2025

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
  • Shamsa Mahmood took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Waqar Mahmood gave up control

Companies House

2024

4 July 2024

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2017

1 June 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Waqar Mahmood took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Ar Cars Club

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ar Cars Club. 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 Ar Cars Club

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

In hounslow

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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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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ar Cars Club Limited FCA authorised?
Ar Cars Club Limited (FRN 1014475) 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 Ar Cars Club?
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. Ar Cars Club Limited (FRN 1014475) is an AR of heston cars london limited (FRN 927776). When you use Ar Cars Club's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Ar Cars Club, 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 Ar Cars Club’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07990 648457 and the website automotive-exchange.com for Ar Cars Club. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ar Cars Club a scam or clone?
Ar Cars Club 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 Ar Cars Club?
Protection works through heston cars london limited, the principal firm responsible for Ar Cars Club's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Ar Cars Club?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ar Cars Club: Ms Shamsa Mahmood (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Waqar Mahmood.
Who runs Ar Cars Club?
Companies House lists one director of Ar Cars Club: Shamsa Mahmood.
How long has Ar Cars Club been in business?
The company was formed on 1 June 2017.
What do Ar Cars Club’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £144k (+4.3% from £138k).
Does Ar Cars Club use any other names?
It trades as Automotive Exchange.

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