Iwan Lewis: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

Iwan Lewis can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions

Responsible principal firm

CHATSBROOK FINANCE LIMITED Reference number: 803820 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.
Iwan Lewis (FRN 1048189) introduces customers to CHATSBROOK FINANCE LIMITED (FRN 803820). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Iwan Lewis.
Example: if Iwan Lewis refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Iwan Lewis 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

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

07967 317315
Address

Trewyn Fawr, Carrog Road, Corwen, Denbighshire, LL21 9RW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When thetrailerstore.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07967 317315 is
Who else gives the postcode LL21 9RW

Other names (1)

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

The Trailer Store Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Chatsbrook 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, 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.

Key dates in its history

Iwan Lewis’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

14 December 2025

Became an introducer appointed representative
Began trading as "The Trailer Store"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Iwan Lewis

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Iwan Lewis. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 2
no longer authorised: 1
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Iwan Lewis

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

In Corwen

Hendwr Caravan ParkCorwenAppointed representative NW Trailers LimitedCorwenAppointed representative Gareth Wyn Jones & Trefor Glyn JonesCorwenAuthorised Ifor Williams Trailers LimitedCorwenAuthorised

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2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Iwan Lewis FCA authorised?

Iwan Lewis (FRN 1048189) 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 Iwan Lewis?

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. Iwan Lewis (FRN 1048189) introduces customers to CHATSBROOK FINANCE LIMITED (FRN 803820). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Iwan Lewis. Example: if Iwan Lewis refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Iwan Lewis 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 Iwan Lewis’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07967 317315 and the website thetrailerstore.co.uk for Iwan Lewis. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Iwan Lewis a scam or clone?

Iwan Lewis 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 Iwan Lewis?

Protection works through Chatsbrook Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Iwan Lewis's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Does Iwan Lewis use any other names?

It trades as The Trailer Store.