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
Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 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.
- SHAFFMOTORS Ltd (FRN 1049224) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use SHAFFMOTORS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from SHAFFMOTORS, 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.
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Phone number
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Address
Unit 2A, 20-22 Fowler Road, Hainault Business Park, Ilford, Redbridge, IG6 3UT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When shaffsmotors.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07867 77866 is
- Who else gives the postcode IG6 3UT
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Automotive Compliance 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, freeYou 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
- 16754941 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 1 October 2025 (1 year old)
- Registered office
- Unit A2 Unit A2, 20-22 Fowler Road, Hainault Business Park, Ilford, Essex, IG6 3UT, England
- Nature of business
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- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaffaq Imran | Director | Apr 1995 | 1 Oct 2025 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Key dates in its history
Shaffmotors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
5 February 2026
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "Shaffmotors"
FCA register
2025
1 October 2025
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Shaffaq Imran took control (75–100% of shares)
- Shaffaq Imran appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk