F.Twells & Sons Limited
Reference number: 523423
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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
Itc Compliance Limited Reference number: 313486 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.
- F.Twells & Sons Limited (FRN 523423) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use F.Twells & Sons's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from F.Twells & Sons, 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.
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Phone number
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Address
49 High Street, Billinghay, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4AU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When twells.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01526 860221 is
- Who else gives the postcode LN4 4AU
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Twells of Billinghay Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- F.Twells & Sons Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Itc Compliance 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, freeYou 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
- 01238262 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 December 1975 (50 years old)
- Registered office
- 49 High St, Billinghay, Lincoln, LN4 4AU
- Nature of business
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- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marjorie Twells | Director | May 1948 | 14 Nov 2001 | 1 other company |
| Sarah Jane Short | Director | Mar 1983 | 14 Nov 2001 | 2 other companies |
| Daniel Short | Director | Jan 1981 | 25 Nov 2016 | None |
| John Twells | Director | Oct 1944 | Not published | 2 other companies |
| Marjorie Twells | Secretary | Not published | Not published | 1 other company |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 3
- closed down
- 1
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 4 directors run together
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
F.Twells & Sons’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
23 July 2025
- John Twells stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2023
31 May 2023
- Marjorie Twells stopped being a part-owner
- Sarah Jane Short became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2016
1 July 2016
- John Twells became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Marjorie Twells became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2014
31 October 2014
- Changed its registered name from "F.Twells & Sons Ltd"
FCA register
2010
6 May 2010
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1975
22 December 1975
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 14 events
- All 14 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 5
Firms connected to F.Twells & Sons
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with F.Twells & Sons. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like F.Twells & Sons
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Lincoln
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 14 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk