Shire Business Group Limited: 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 10 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2011
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026

Responsible principal firm

Shire Leasing Plc Reference number: 313055 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.
Shire Business Group Limited (FRN 737989) introduces customers to Shire Leasing Plc (FRN 313055). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Shire Business Group.
Example: if Shire Business Group refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Shire Business Group 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01827 68939
Address

1 Calico Business Park, Sandy Way, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4BF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01827 68939 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
Who else gives the postcode B77 4BF

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Shire Leasing PLC, 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: 07506721 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 26 January 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Martin Edward Smith	Director	Aug 1958	26 Jan 2011	26 other companies
John Worton	Director	Mar 1956	26 Jan 2011	28 other companies
John Worton	Secretary	Not published	26 Jan 2011	–

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 companies: 33
closed down: 12
are FCA-registered: 6

In the full report: all 33 companies, 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
The 6 on the FCA register
The 21 companies these 2 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4,533

Same as £4,533

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Net assets

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2026
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 07506721. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Shire Business Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

John Worton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Martin Edward Smith became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

24 February 2016

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2011

26 January 2011

Incorporated at Companies House
John Worton appointed as a director
Martin Edward Smith appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms connected to Shire Business Group

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

connected firms: 4
share a director: 4
share its phone number: 2

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
2 past links through former directors

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Shire Business Group Limited FCA authorised?

Shire Business Group Limited (FRN 737989) 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 Shire Business Group?

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. Shire Business Group Limited (FRN 737989) introduces customers to Shire Leasing Plc (FRN 313055). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Shire Business Group. Example: if Shire Business Group refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Shire Business Group 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 Shire Business Group’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01827 68939 for Shire Business Group. 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 2 other FCA firms.

Is Shire Business Group a scam or clone?

Shire Business Group 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 Shire Business Group?

Protection works through Shire Leasing PLC, the principal firm responsible for Shire Business Group's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Shire Business Group?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Shire Business Group: Mr Martin Edward Smith (25–50% of shares) and Mr John Worton (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Shire Business Group?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Shire Business Group: Martin Edward Smith and John Worton.

How long has Shire Business Group been in business?

The company was formed on 26 January 2011.

What do Shire Business Group’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £4,533 (same as £4,533).