Kds Automotive Limited

Reference number: 1054376

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Introducer appointed representative

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

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.
  • KDS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED (FRN 1054376) introduces customers to Mallard Leasing Limited (FRN 300352). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not KDS AUTOMOTIVE.
  • Example: if KDS AUTOMOTIVE refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from KDS AUTOMOTIVE 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When kds-automotive.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07535 654546 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SG12 0EF
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Mallard Leasing 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 May 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
4 Gentlemens Field, Westmill Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 0EF, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kevin Paul Sansum Director Jun 1979 4 May 2021 1 other company

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£1,922

Up £5,448 from −£7,370

Cash at bank

£25.6k

+62% from £15.8k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£61.8k

+36% from £45.6k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1,922 more than it owned.

Net assets

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2026
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 13376044. 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

Kds Automotive’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

22 April 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2021

4 May 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Kevin Paul Sansum took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Kevin Paul Sansum appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms connected to Kds Automotive

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Kds Automotive. 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
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Firms like Kds Automotive

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Ware

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 4 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kds Automotive Limited FCA authorised?
Kds Automotive Limited (FRN 1054376) 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 Kds Automotive?
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. Kds Automotive Limited (FRN 1054376) introduces customers to Mallard Leasing Limited (FRN 300352). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Kds Automotive. Example: if Kds Automotive refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Kds Automotive 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 Kds Automotive’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07535 654546 and the website kds-automotive.co.uk for Kds Automotive. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Kds Automotive a scam or clone?
Kds Automotive 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 Kds Automotive?
Protection works through Mallard Leasing Limited, the principal firm responsible for Kds Automotive's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Kds Automotive?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Kds Automotive: Mr Kevin Paul Sansum (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Kds Automotive?
Companies House lists one director of Kds Automotive: Kevin Paul Sansum.
How long has Kds Automotive been in business?
The company was formed on 4 May 2021.
What do Kds Automotive’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of −£1,922 (up £5,448 from −£7,370) and cash at bank of £25.6k (+62% from £15.8k).

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