Ascotts Group Limited
Reference number: 990984
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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.
- Appointed for 3 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1976
- Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House
Responsible principal firm
Itc Compliance Limited Reference number: 313486 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.
- ASCOTTS GROUP LIMITED (FRN 990984) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use ASCOTTS GROUP's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from ASCOTTS GROUP, 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
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Phone number
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Address
11 APPLEGARTH DRIVE, DARTFORD, KENT, DA1 1JD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When ascottsgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8692 1122 is
- Who else gives the postcode DA1 1JD
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Ascotts Bodyshop Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Ascotts Diesel Centre Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Itc 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, freeYou 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.
Concerns on the company record
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
- Company number
- 01256619 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 3 May 1976 (50 years old)
- Registered office
- 11 Applegarth Drive Questor, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1JD, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
- Taxi operation (SIC 49320)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Ronald French | Director | Jul 1975 | 1 Mar 2006 | 5 other companies |
| Peter Derek Willcox | Director | Dec 1958 | 1 Mar 2006 | 3 other companies |
| Craig Purssey | Director | Jul 1983 | 2 Oct 2023 | None |
| Michelle Ascott | Secretary | Not published | 28 Oct 2005 | – |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 3
- run together
- 3
In the full report: all 5 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Profit before tax
£15.8k
No earlier figure to compare
Net assets
£363k
No earlier figure to compare
Cash at bank
£491k
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Owed within a year
£8.47m
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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 01256619. 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
Ascotts Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
1 February 2023
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2022
30 September 2022
- Ascotts Group Holdings Limited gave up control
Companies House
2020
1 October 2020
- Ascotts Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2017
14 July 2017
- Diane Willcox no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Matthew Ronald French gained significant control
- Matthew Ronald French gave up control
- Michelle Ascott no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Peter Derek Willcox gave up control
Companies House
1 April 2017
- Maureen Sylvia Ascott gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Andrew Ascott gained significant control
- Diane Willcox gained 25–50% of the votes
- Matthew Ronald French took control (75–100% of votes)
- Maureen Sylvia Ascott took control (75–100% of votes)
- Michelle Ascott gained 25–50% of the votes
- Peter Derek Willcox took control (75–100% of votes)
Companies House
1976
3 May 1976
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 30 events
- All 30 events in its history (16 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 30 events in its history
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk