City Express (MSB) Limited

Reference number: 540278

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No longer authorised

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 25 July 2018.

Identity

Check their details

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

  • Last known phone number

    0121 327 3695

  • Last known address

    86 Alum Rock Road, Saltley, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, B8 1HZ, United Kingdom

Also trades as
  • City Express

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company number
08353333
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 January 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
86 Alum Rock Road, Saltley, Birmingham, B8 1HZ
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Aftab Ul Ashraf Director Jul 1979 9 Jan 2013

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Activities and protection

What the record covers, and how you are protected

  • The record is closed
    Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

Track record

FCA actions and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.

Previously registered as

The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.

  • City Express

Names it no longer trades under

This firm has retired one trading name. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.

Show the retired name
  • City Express

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is City Express (MSB) Limited FCA authorised?
No. City Express (MSB) Limited (FRN 540278) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer authorised.
Is my money safe with City Express (MSB)?
Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with City Express (MSB) has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Is City Express (MSB) a scam or clone?
City Express (MSB) is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.
What is City Express (MSB)'s Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
City Express (MSB)'s FRN is 540278. You can verify it on the FCA register.