Quest Business Services Ltd

Reference number: 463442

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Rhino Protect Limited Reference number: 772055 Authorised View firm →
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.
  • Quest Business Services Ltd (FRN 463442) is an AR of Rhino Protect Limited (FRN 772055). When you use Quest Business Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Quest Business Services, 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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When questcover.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01455 850000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE4 9HA
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Other names (5)

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

  • Quest Trading name
  • Qdos Associates Ltd Former name
  • Qdos Consulting Ltd Former name
  • Qdos Consulting Former trading name
  • Qdos HR Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Rhino Protect 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 name
QUEST BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
Company number
06013589
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 November 2006 (19 years old)
Registered office
Windsor House Troon Way Business Centre, Humberstone Lane, Leicester, LE4 9HA
Nature of business
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Alan Walker Director Mar 1984 2 Oct 2020 11 other companies
Hema Mistry Director May 1971 2 Oct 2020 1 other company
Romain Pierre Noel Daufouy Director Dec 1980 16 Jun 2026 9 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
15
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 15 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 5 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£259k

+24% from £209k

Cash at bank

£27.4k

+32% from £20.8k

Employees (average)

20

Same as 20

Owed within a year

£2.09m

+34% from £1.57m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 06013589. 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

Quest Business Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (37)

2018

12 September 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Qdos Consulting Ltd"

FCA register

1 July 2018

  • Qdos Holdings Ltd gave up control
  • Quest Business Services Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Qdos Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2007

9 February 2007

  • Changed its registered name from "Qdos Associates Ltd"

FCA register

5 February 2007

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2006

29 November 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 37 events

  • All 37 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 25
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Firms connected to Quest Business Services

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

connected firms
4
share a director
2
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 37 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Quest Business Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Quest Business Services Ltd (FRN 463442) 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 Quest Business Services?
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. Quest Business Services Ltd (FRN 463442) is an AR of Rhino Protect Limited (FRN 772055). When you use Quest Business Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Quest Business Services, 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 Quest Business Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01455 850000 and the website questcover.com for Quest Business Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Quest Business Services a scam or clone?
Quest Business Services 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 Quest Business Services?
Protection works through Rhino Protect Limited, the principal firm responsible for Quest Business Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Quest Business Services?
Quest Business Services is owned by Quest Business Services Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 1 July 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Qdos Holdings Ltd.
Who runs Quest Business Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Quest Business Services: Mark Alan Walker, Hema Mistry and Romain Pierre Noel Daufouy.
How long has Quest Business Services been in business?
The company was formed on 29 November 2006.
What do Quest Business Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £259k (+24% from £209k) and cash at bank of £27.4k (+32% from £20.8k).
Does Quest Business Services use any other names?
It trades as Quest. It has previously used 4 other names, including Qdos Associates Ltd, Qdos Consulting Ltd and Qdos Consulting.

Sources and links

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