Mitch Collins & Stephen Collins

Reference number: 1063624

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

DSG FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED Reference number: 649675 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.
  • Mitch Collins & Stephen Collins (FRN 1063624) introduces customers to DSG FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 649675). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not the Collins partnership.
  • Example: if the Collins partnership refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from the Collins partnership 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When collinscarandvansales.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07964 765692 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CH3 6AE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Collins Car and Van Sales Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Dsg Financial Services 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

The Collins partnership’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

15 September 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Collins Car and Van Sales"

FCA register

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

Firms connected to the Collins partnership

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

connected firms
2
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
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mitch Collins & Stephen Collins FCA authorised?
Mitch Collins & Stephen Collins (FRN 1063624) 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 the Collins partnership?
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. Mitch Collins & Stephen Collins (FRN 1063624) introduces customers to DSG FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 649675). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not the Collins partnership. Example: if the Collins partnership refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from the Collins partnership 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 the Collins partnership’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07964 765692 and the website collinscarandvansales.co.uk for the Collins partnership. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is the Collins partnership a scam or clone?
the Collins partnership 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 the Collins partnership?
Protection works through Dsg Financial Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for the Collins partnership's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does the Collins partnership use any other names?
It trades as Collins Car and Van Sales.

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