Sherlocks Property Consultants Limited

Reference number: 955494

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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

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Derby) Limited Reference number: 466154 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.
  • Sherlocks Property Consultants Limited (FRN 955494) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau (Derby) Limited (FRN 466154). When you use Sherlocks Property Consultants's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Sherlocks Property Consultants, 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01234 233230

  • Address

    11-13 St. Peters Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2PN, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01234 233230 is
  • Who else gives the postcode MK40 2PN
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Other names (2)

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

  • ATM Trading name
  • Adam Tahir Mortgages Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau (Derby) 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 number
09146194
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 July 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
11-13 St. Peters Street, Bedford, MK40 2PN, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of mortgage finance companies (SIC 64922)
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
  • Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate (SIC 68201)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Adam Luke Birkett-Tahir Director Feb 1986 24 Jul 2014 5 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
5
closed down
3
still active
2

In the full report: all 5 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1,770

−88% from £14.5k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£16.8k

+31% from £12.8k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 09146194. 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

Sherlocks Property Consultants’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (7)

2021

25 July 2021

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Adam Luke Birkett-Tahir took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

24 July 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to Sherlocks Property Consultants

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Sherlocks Property Consultants

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

In Bedford

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sherlocks Property Consultants Limited FCA authorised?
Sherlocks Property Consultants Limited (FRN 955494) 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 Sherlocks Property Consultants?
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. Sherlocks Property Consultants Limited (FRN 955494) is an AR of Mortgage Advice Bureau (Derby) Limited (FRN 466154). When you use Sherlocks Property Consultants's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Sherlocks Property Consultants, 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 Sherlocks Property Consultants’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01234 233230 for Sherlocks Property Consultants. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sherlocks Property Consultants a scam or clone?
Sherlocks Property Consultants 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 Sherlocks Property Consultants?
Protection works through Mortgage Advice Bureau (Derby) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Sherlocks Property Consultants's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Sherlocks Property Consultants?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sherlocks Property Consultants: Mr Adam Luke Birkett-Tahir (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Sherlocks Property Consultants?
Companies House lists one director of Sherlocks Property Consultants: Adam Luke Birkett-Tahir.
How long has Sherlocks Property Consultants been in business?
The company was formed on 24 July 2014.
What do Sherlocks Property Consultants’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £1,770 (−88% from £14.5k).
Does Sherlocks Property Consultants use any other names?
It trades as ATM. It has previously used the name Adam Tahir Mortgages.

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