Immediate Network Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2000
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025
On its latest accounts it owed £126k more than it owned

Responsible principal firm

ALAIB Limited Reference number: 571109 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.
Immediate Network Limited (FRN 978076) introduces customers to ALAIB Limited (FRN 571109). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Immediate Network.
Example: if Immediate Network refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Immediate Network 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.

Website

thecarexpert.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07543 300719
Address

127 Daneland, Barnet, Barnet, EN4 8QB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When thecarexpert.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07543 300719 is
Who else gives the postcode EN4 8QB

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through ALAIB 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: 03919624 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 4 February 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office: 127 Daneland, Barnet, EN4 8QB, England
Nature of business: Other publishing activities (SIC 58190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
John Adam Peter Blauth	Director	Sep 1953	4 Feb 2000	20 other companies
Kim Jacqueline Blauth	Director	Jun 1966	25 Sep 2006	1 other company
Stuart Alistair Masson	Director	Feb 1977	17 Nov 2017	1 other company
John Adam Peter Blauth	Secretary	Not published	1 Apr 2011	–

Other companies run by these 3 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: 20
closed down: 13
run together: 2

In the full report: all 20 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£126k

Up £47.1k from −£173k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£358k

+22% from £293k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £126k more than it owned.

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

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 03919624. 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

Immediate Network’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (12)

2022

28 June 2022

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

John Adam Peter Blauth became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2000

4 February 2000

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

All 12 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 9

Firms connected to Immediate Network

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Immediate Network. 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

Firms like Immediate Network

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Barnet

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20 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 12 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Immediate Network Limited FCA authorised?

Immediate Network Limited (FRN 978076) 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 Immediate Network?

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. Immediate Network Limited (FRN 978076) introduces customers to ALAIB Limited (FRN 571109). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Immediate Network. Example: if Immediate Network refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Immediate Network 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 Immediate Network’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07543 300719 and the website thecarexpert.co.uk for Immediate Network. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Immediate Network a scam or clone?

Immediate Network 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 Immediate Network?

Protection works through ALAIB Limited, the principal firm responsible for Immediate Network's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Immediate Network?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Immediate Network: Mr John Adam Peter Blauth (50–75% of shares).

Who runs Immediate Network?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Immediate Network: John Adam Peter Blauth, Kim Jacqueline Blauth and Stuart Alistair Masson.

How long has Immediate Network been in business?

The company was formed on 4 February 2000.

What do Immediate Network’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of −£126k (up £47.1k from −£173k).