QA Craven Arms Ltd: 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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2023
Accounts filed up to 31 August 2025
On its latest accounts it owed £2,358 more than it owned

Responsible principal firm

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 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.
QA Craven Arms Ltd (FRN 1060405) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not QA Craven Arms.
Example: if QA Craven Arms refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from QA Craven Arms 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

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

01952 951227
Address

Unit 6, Halesfield 16, Telford, Telford and Wrekin, TF7 4QS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When qashropshire.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01952 951227 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode TF7 4QS

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, 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: 15060911 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 9 August 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office: 9 High Street, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 5AQ, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (SIC 47190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Robert James Winwood	Director	Nov 1989	9 Aug 2023	10 other companies

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 companies: 10
closed down: 2
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 10 companies, 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
The one on the FCA register

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£2,358

Down £2,358 from £0

Employees (average)

2

+100% from 1

Owed within a year

£74.0k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £2,358 more than it owned.

Net assets

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 15060911. 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

QA Craven Arms’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

23 July 2026

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2023

9 August 2023

Incorporated at Companies House
Qa UK Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Robert James Winwood appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms connected to QA Craven Arms

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like QA Craven Arms

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

In Telford

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10 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
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 QA Craven Arms Ltd FCA authorised?

QA Craven Arms Ltd (FRN 1060405) 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 QA Craven Arms?

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. QA Craven Arms Ltd (FRN 1060405) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not QA Craven Arms. Example: if QA Craven Arms refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from QA Craven Arms 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 QA Craven Arms’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01952 951227 and the website qashropshire.co.uk for QA Craven Arms. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is QA Craven Arms a scam or clone?

QA Craven Arms 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 QA Craven Arms?

Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for QA Craven Arms's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns QA Craven Arms?

QA Craven Arms is owned by Qa UK Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 9 August 2023.

Who runs QA Craven Arms?

Companies House lists one director of QA Craven Arms: Robert James Winwood.

How long has QA Craven Arms been in business?

The company was formed on 9 August 2023.

What do QA Craven Arms’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of −£2,358 (down £2,358 from £0).