Daytona Designs Limited

Reference number: 670888

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

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 shelldrakes.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01234 381600 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SG17 5QQ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Shelldrakes Specialist Cars Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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
15 March 1996 (30 years old)
Registered office
Richmond House, Walkern Road, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 3QP
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Drakes Director Apr 1959 15 Mar 1996 None
Michelle Ann Drakes Director Feb 1966 4 Dec 2025 None
Michele Ann Drakes Secretary Not published 15 Mar 1996 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£136k

+7.4% from £126k

Cash at bank

£157k

+24% from £127k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£358k

+9.9% from £325k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03173196. 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

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

2022

11 November 2022

  • Michelle Ann Drakes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Andrew Drakes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

10 March 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1996

15 March 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Daytona Designs

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Daytona Designs

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

In Shefford

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
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Daytona Designs Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Daytona Designs Limited (FRN 670888) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Daytona Designs’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01234 381600 and the website shelldrakes.co.uk for Daytona Designs. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Daytona Designs a scam or clone?
Daytona Designs 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 Daytona Designs?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Daytona Designs handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Daytona Designs to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Daytona Designs?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Daytona Designs: Mrs Michelle Ann Drakes (25–50% of shares) and Mr Andrew Drakes (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Daytona Designs?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Daytona Designs: Andrew Drakes and Michelle Ann Drakes.
How long has Daytona Designs been in business?
The company was formed on 15 March 1996, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Daytona Designs’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £136k (+7.4% from £126k) and cash at bank of £157k (+24% from £127k).
Does Daytona Designs use any other names?
It trades as Shelldrakes Specialist Cars.

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