United General Limited

Reference number: 911251

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On the register, but not FCA authorised

This firm is registered with the FCA for anti-money-laundering checks only, which is why it appears on the register. That is not authorisation: the FCA does not oversee how it treats customers, and FSCS protection does not apply.

What does this mean?
  • Some businesses are required by law to have an anti-money-laundering supervisor. For this kind of business that supervisor is the FCA, and the registration is the only reason the firm appears on the FCA register.
  • What the FCA checks is narrow: that the firm identifies its customers, keeps records, and reports suspicious activity. It is the anti-crime paperwork behind a bank asking you for ID.
  • It does not check anything about you as a customer. Not whether the firm treats you fairly, not whether it is financially sound, not whether what it sells is any good. The FCA describes firms registered this way as “not authorised or subject to wider FCA regulation”.
  • So if the firm fails or treats you badly, there is no FSCS compensation, and the Financial Ombudsman Service usually cannot look at a complaint about unregulated business.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    2 Blenheim Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 7LH, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode BD8 7LH
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Money-laundering registration only
    This firm is registered for anti-money-laundering supervision only. It is not FCA-authorised. Money you hand over is not protected by the FSCS, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
11574155
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 September 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
2 Blenheim Road, Bradford, BD8 7LH, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of financial services holding companies (SIC 64205)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Adeel Mujjahid Ahmed Daudpota Director Feb 1987 18 Sep 2018 4 other companies
Devin J Shaw Director Sep 1986 12 Jun 2021 2 other companies
Devin Shaw Secretary Not published 17 Mar 2019 –

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
6
closed down
4
still active
2

In the full report: all 6 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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 25 November 2024Dormant company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2

−100% from £3,213

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11574155. 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

United General’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (13)

2022

2 May 2022

  • Devin J Shaw stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2021

12 May 2021

  • Devin J Shaw became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

10 May 2021

  • Johanna Shaw stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

21 August 2019

  • Devin Shaw stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

16 August 2019

  • Johanna Shaw became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

6 August 2019

  • Registered with the FCA

FCA register

2018

18 September 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Adeel Ahmed Daudpota took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Devin Shaw became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is United General Limited FCA authorised?
United General Limited (FRN 911251) is registered with the FCA under the Money Laundering Regulations only. That is anti-money-laundering supervision, not FCA authorisation, and the FCA does not supervise the firm's conduct.
Is United General a scam or clone?
United General is genuinely on the FCA's money-laundering register, so it is not an outright fake, but registration is not authorisation, and scammers impersonate registered firms too. Verify contact details against the register before sending money.
Is my money safe with United General?
Money you hand to United General is not protected by the FSCS. Money-laundering registration carries no compensation scheme, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may not be able to consider a complaint about unregulated business.
Who owns United General?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of United General: Adeel Ahmed Daudpota (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Devin Shaw, Mr Devin J Shaw and Mrs Johanna Shaw.
Who runs United General?
Companies House lists 2 directors of United General: Adeel Mujjahid Ahmed Daudpota and Devin J Shaw.
How long has United General been in business?
The company was formed on 18 September 2018.
What do United General’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 25 November 2024, show net assets of £2 (−100% from £3,213). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.

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