Shack Media Limited

Reference number: 1047524

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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.

Responsible principal firm

NOVA Wealth Ltd Reference number: 778951 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.
  • Shack Media Limited (FRN 1047524) introduces customers to NOVA Wealth Ltd (FRN 778951). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Shack Media.
  • Example: if Shack Media refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Shack Media 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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  • When james-shack.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07977 992816 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WC2R 0LT
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through NOVA Wealth 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
13750443
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 November 2021 (4 years old)
Registered office
4th Floor, 399-401 Strand Strand, London, WC2R 0LT, England
Nature of business
  • Video production activities (SIC 59112)
  • Media representation services (SIC 73120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Basil Howard Shackell Director Oct 1989 17 Nov 2021 1 other company
Olivia Shackell Director Oct 1989 10 Aug 2023 None

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 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 these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 4 April 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£25.4k

Up £26.9k from −£1,545

Cash at bank

£31.3k

Up £28.6k from £2,754

Owed within a year

£29.2k

+220% from £9,121

Assets and liabilities

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 13750443. 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

Shack Media’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

26 January 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2023

10 August 2023

  • Olivia Shackell appointed as a director

Companies House

2021

17 November 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • James Basil Howard Shackell took control (25–50% of shares)
  • James Basil Howard Shackell appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms connected to Shack Media

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Shack Media

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

In London

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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
  • All 5 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Shack Media Limited FCA authorised?
Shack Media Limited (FRN 1047524) 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 Shack Media?
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. Shack Media Limited (FRN 1047524) introduces customers to NOVA Wealth Ltd (FRN 778951). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Shack Media. Example: if Shack Media refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Shack Media 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 Shack Media’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07977 992816 and the website james-shack.co.uk for Shack Media. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Shack Media a scam or clone?
Shack Media 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 Shack Media?
Protection works through NOVA Wealth Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Shack Media's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Shack Media?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Shack Media: Mr James Basil Howard Shackell (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Shack Media?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Shack Media: James Basil Howard Shackell and Olivia Shackell.
How long has Shack Media been in business?
The company was formed on 17 November 2021.
What do Shack Media’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 4 April 2025, show net assets of £25.4k (up £26.9k from −£1,545) and cash at bank of £31.3k (up £28.6k from £2,754).

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