Star Tours Limited

Reference number: 493436

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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

Travel Insurance Facilities Plc Reference number: 306537 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.
  • Star Tours Limited (FRN 493436) introduces customers to Travel Insurance Facilities Plc (FRN 306537). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Star Tours.
  • Example: if Star Tours refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Star Tours 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When startours.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8900 2323 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HA2 6ED
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Travel Insurance Facilities 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
03322913
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 February 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
14 Aintree Road, Perivale, Greenford, UB6 7LA, England
Nature of business
  • Tour operator activities (SIC 79120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Harsha Girish Shah Director Dec 1959 25 Feb 1997 None
Hemang Shah Director Oct 1980 21 Sep 2000 4 other companies
Girish Shah Director Nov 1954 21 Sep 2000 None
Dipen Shah Director Dec 1986 20 Dec 2005 1 other company
Girish Shah Secretary Not published 25 Feb 1997 None

Other companies run by these 4 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
5
closed down
1
still active
4

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2020Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£23.5m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£1.77m

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Net assets

£5.68m

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Cash at bank

£1.30m

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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.

The figures for the year to 31 March 2020 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

These are group figures: the firm and the companies it owns, combined.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03322913. 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

Star Tours’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (14)

2017

7 August 2017

  • Dipen Shah became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Girish Shah became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Harsha Girish Shah became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

1 July 2016

  • Hemang Shah became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2009

1 January 2009

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1997

24 February 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Star Tours

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Star Tours

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

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Star Tours Limited FCA authorised?
Star Tours Limited (FRN 493436) 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 Star Tours?
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. Star Tours Limited (FRN 493436) introduces customers to Travel Insurance Facilities Plc (FRN 306537). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Star Tours. Example: if Star Tours refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Star Tours 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 Star Tours’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8900 2323 and the website startours.co.uk for Star Tours. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Star Tours a scam or clone?
Star Tours 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 Star Tours?
Protection works through Travel Insurance Facilities PLC, the principal firm responsible for Star Tours's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Star Tours?
Companies House lists 4 people with significant control of Star Tours: Mr Dipen Shah (25–50% of shares), Mr Girish Shah (25–50% of shares), Mrs Harsha Girish Shah (25–50% of shares) and Mr Hemang Shah (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Star Tours?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Star Tours: Harsha Girish Shah, Hemang Shah, Girish Shah and Dipen Shah.
How long has Star Tours been in business?
The company was formed on 24 February 1997.
What do Star Tours’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2020, show turnover of £23.5m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £1.77m (no earlier figure to compare).

Sources and links

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