Allam Motor Services Limited

Reference number: 594172

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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

Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 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.
  • Allam Motor Services Limited (FRN 594172) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Allam Motor Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Allam Motor Services, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When ancaster.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01372 662626 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KT19 9AS
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Other names (5)

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

  • Allams of Epsom Trading name
  • Ancaster Epsom Trading name
  • Ancaster Nissan Trading name
  • Ancaster Nissan Epsom Trading name
  • Allams Skoda Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Automotive Compliance 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
00777181
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 October 1963 (63 years old)
Registered office
61 Croydon Road, London, SE20 7TF, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Christopher Hill Director Nov 1969 9 Oct 2024 1 other company
Simon John Strickson Director Sep 1977 9 Oct 2024 2 other companies
Stephen Jonathan Wood Director Mar 1965 9 Oct 2024 2 other companies
Steven Charles Shaw Director Oct 1968 1 Dec 2025 1 other company

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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2023Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.28m

+6.6% from £2.14m

Cash at bank

£253

Up £12 from £241

Employees (average)

26

−3.7% from 27

Owed within a year

£1.82m

−3.3% from £1.88m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • 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 00777181. 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

Allam Motor Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (30)

2024

9 October 2024

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 4 new directors took over
  • Ancaster Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jeffrey Frank Allam stopped being a part-owner
  • Peter Philip Earle stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jeffrey Frank Allam became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Peter Philip Earle became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

11 January 2013

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1963

14 October 1963

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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Firms connected to Allam Motor Services

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Allam Motor Services

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In the Kingston upon Thames (KT) postcode area

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 30 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Allam Motor Services Limited FCA authorised?
Allam Motor Services Limited (FRN 594172) 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 Allam Motor Services?
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. Allam Motor Services Limited (FRN 594172) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Allam Motor Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Allam Motor Services, 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 Allam Motor Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01372 662626 and the website ancaster.co.uk for Allam Motor Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Allam Motor Services a scam or clone?
Allam Motor Services 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 Allam Motor Services?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Allam Motor Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Allam Motor Services?
Allam Motor Services is owned by Ancaster Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 9 October 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jeffrey Frank Allam and Mr Peter Philip Earle.
Who runs Allam Motor Services?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Allam Motor Services: Simon Christopher Hill, Simon John Strickson, Stephen Jonathan Wood and Steven Charles Shaw.
How long has Allam Motor Services been in business?
The company was formed on 14 October 1963.
What do Allam Motor Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2023, show net assets of £2.28m (+6.6% from £2.14m) and cash at bank of £253 (up £12 from £241).
Does Allam Motor Services use any other names?
It trades as Allams of Epsom, Ancaster Epsom, Ancaster Nissan and Ancaster Nissan Epsom. It has previously used the name Allams Skoda.

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