NST Travel Group Limited

Reference number: 490115

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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.

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.
  • NST Travel Group Limited (FRN 490115) is an AR of DAVID ROBERTS & PARTNERS (INSURANCE BROKERS) LIMITED (FRN 143840). When you use NST Travel Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from NST Travel Group, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When nstgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01253 833833 is
  • Who else gives the postcode FY4 5LW
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Other names (3)

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

  • PGL Beyond Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Studylink Tours Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • NST Travel Group Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through David Roberts & Partners (Insurance Brokers) 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
21 November 1991 (34 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Travel agency activities (SIC 79110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anthony Gerald Jones Director Aug 1973 26 Mar 2020 90 other companies
Nicole Sarah Graff Director Jul 1989 28 Jan 2025 18 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
90
closed down
72
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 90 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 2 on the FCA register
  • The 18 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

NST Travel Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

28 July 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "NST Travel Group Plc"

FCA register

2016

19 October 2016

  • Hb Education Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2008

15 October 2008

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1991

21 November 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 64 events

  • All 64 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 58
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Firms connected to NST Travel Group

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

connected firms
5
share a director
2
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like NST Travel Group

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

In Blackpool

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  • 90 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 64 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is NST Travel Group Limited FCA authorised?
NST Travel Group Limited (FRN 490115) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for NST Travel Group?
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. NST Travel Group Limited (FRN 490115) is an AR of DAVID ROBERTS & PARTNERS (INSURANCE BROKERS) LIMITED (FRN 143840). When you use NST Travel Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from NST Travel Group, 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.
What is NST Travel Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01253 833833 and the website nstgroup.co.uk for NST Travel Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is NST Travel Group a scam or clone?
NST Travel Group 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 NST Travel Group?
Protection works through David Roberts & Partners (Insurance Brokers) Limited, the principal firm responsible for NST Travel Group's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns NST Travel Group?
NST Travel Group is owned by Hb Education Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 19 October 2016.
Who runs NST Travel Group?
Companies House lists 2 directors of NST Travel Group: Anthony Gerald Jones and Nicole Sarah Graff.
How long has NST Travel Group been in business?
The company was formed on 21 November 1991.
Does NST Travel Group use any other names?
It trades as PGL Beyond and Studylink Tours. It has previously used the name NST Travel Group Plc.

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