No longer authorised
Asghar Mohammad Shaheen 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 18 January 2012.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Last known phone number
01282 695786
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Last known address
8 forest street, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 7NB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01282 695786 is
- Who else gives the postcode BB9 7NB
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Nelson Travel & Money Exchange 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.
Key dates in its history
Asghar Mohammad Shaheen’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2012
20 January 2012
- No longer regulated by the Financial Services Authority
- No longer supervised by HMRC
FCA register
18 January 2012
- Status on the FCA register became "Cancelled - Small PI"
FCA register
2010
11 March 2010
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date
- Began trading as "Nelson Travel & Money Exchange"
FCA register
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
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