DW Smith Ltd

Reference number: 946985

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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

21st Century Vehicles Limited Reference number: 674253 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.
  • DW Smith Ltd (FRN 946985) introduces customers to 21st Century Vehicles Limited (FRN 674253). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not DW Smith.
  • Example: if DW Smith refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from DW Smith 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When dwsmithmotors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01733 248448 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PE8 6QB
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Other names (2)

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

  • D W SMITH MOTORS Trading name
  • Dennis William Smith Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through 21st Century Vehicles 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
12053628
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 June 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
6 The Old Quarry Nene Valley Business Park, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4HN, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Dennis Smith Director May 1959 17 Jun 2019 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 June 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12053628. 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

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

2021

1 April 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Dennis William Smith"

FCA register

12 March 2021

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "D W SMITH MOTORS"

FCA register

2019

17 June 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Dennis Smith took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Dennis Smith appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like DW Smith

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In Peterborough

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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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  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is DW Smith Ltd FCA authorised?
DW Smith Ltd (FRN 946985) 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 DW Smith?
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. DW Smith Ltd (FRN 946985) introduces customers to 21st Century Vehicles Limited (FRN 674253). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not DW Smith. Example: if DW Smith refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from DW Smith 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 DW Smith’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01733 248448 and the website dwsmithmotors.co.uk for DW Smith. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is DW Smith a scam or clone?
DW Smith 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 DW Smith?
Protection works through 21st Century Vehicles Limited, the principal firm responsible for DW Smith's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns DW Smith?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of DW Smith: Mr Dennis Smith (75–100% of shares).
Who runs DW Smith?
Companies House lists one director of DW Smith: Dennis Smith.
How long has DW Smith been in business?
The company was formed on 17 June 2019.
What do DW Smith’s latest accounts show?
Does DW Smith use any other names?
It trades as D W SMITH MOTORS. It has previously used the name Dennis William Smith.

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