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
Chrysalis Finance Limited Reference number: 631193 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.
- HITCHIN SMILES LTD (FRN 1046967) is an AR of Chrysalis Finance Limited (FRN 631193). When you use HITCHIN SMILES's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from HITCHIN SMILES, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Hitchin Dental Care, 5 Paynes Park, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1EH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01462 451300 is
- Who else gives the postcode SG5 1EH
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Hitchin Dental Care Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Chrysalis Finance 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
- 16374596 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 April 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- Aston House, Cornwall Avenue, London, N3 1LF, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Dental practice activities (SIC 86230)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raju Kirit Jobanputra | Director | Sep 1983 | 8 Apr 2025 | None |
| Sanjay Dilipkumar Shah | Director | Mar 1984 | 8 Apr 2025 | 19 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 19
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 19 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 4 on the FCA register
Key dates in its history
Hitchin Smiles’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
5 December 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
8 April 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Raju Kirit Jobanputra became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Ukiyo Smiles Ltd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 7 events
- All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to Hitchin Smiles
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Hitchin Smiles. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 3
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Hitchin Smiles
Other firms of the same type (dental or medical practice), nearest first.
In Hitchin
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- 19 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 7 events in its history
- 4 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