Helm Services NW Limited
Reference number: 1062381
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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
ASPRAY LIMITED Reference number: 466101 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.
- Helm Services NW Limited (FRN 1062381) is an AR of ASPRAY LIMITED (FRN 466101). When you use Helm Services NW's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Helm Services NW, 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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Website
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Phone number
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Address
Ashton Wilcock Chartered Accountants, 13 Rossall Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 1AP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When aspray.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01254 665020 is, and the 43 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode FY5 1AP
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Aspray Warrington Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Aspray 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
- 17376552 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 3 August 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 13 Rossall Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 1AP, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Risk and damage evaluation (SIC 66210)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Mathew James Postlethwaite | Director | Sep 1987 | 3 Aug 2026 | 7 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 7
- closed down
- 2
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 7 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Helm Services NW’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
8 October 2026
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "Aspray Warrington"
FCA register
3 August 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Mathew James Postlethwaite took control (75–100% of shares)
- Mathew James Postlethwaite appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Helm Services NW
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Helm Services NW. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share its phone number
- 12
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same phone number (12)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Helm Services NW
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Thornton-Cleveleys
In the Blackpool (FY) postcode area
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- 7 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 5 events in its history
- 12 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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