Ashburton Motor Works Limited
Reference number: 488735
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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 18 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1999
- Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025
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.
- Ashburton Motor Works Limited (FRN 488735) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Ashburton Motor Works's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Ashburton Motor Works, 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
Peartree Cross, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7RB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When ashburtonmotorworks.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01364 652302 is
- Who else gives the postcode TQ13 7RB
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Ashburton Motor Works Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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.
- Company number
- 03839497 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 10 September 1999 (27 years old)
- Registered office
- Moorgate House, King Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2LG
- Nature of business
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- 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)
- Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (SIC 47300)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Wills | Director | Feb 1962 | 30 Apr 2002 | 2 other companies |
| Claire Louise Tilley | Director | Jan 1969 | 31 Jan 2025 | None |
| Elizabeth Catherine Tilley | Director | May 1967 | 31 Jan 2025 | None |
| Claire Louise Tilley | Secretary | Not published | 31 Jul 2000 | – |
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
- 2
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 2 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
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Profit before tax
£844k
+25% from £678k
Net assets
£4.97m
+12% from £4.45m
Cash at bank
£2.43m
−13% from £2.79m
Owed within a year
£1.29m
−3.6% from £1.34m
Profit before tax
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 to 2025
- Both charts, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 03839497. 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
Ashburton Motor Works’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
3 October 2023
- Changed its registered name from "Ashburton Motor Works Ltd"
FCA register
3 July 2023
- Claire Louise Tilley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Elizabeth Catherine Tilley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- The Executors Of Roger C Tilley stopped being the majority owner
Companies House
2021
14 July 2021
- Roger Charles Tilley stopped being the majority owner
- The Executors Of Roger C Tilley became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2018
29 January 2018
- Claire Louise Tilley stopped being a part-owner
- Elizabeth Catherine Tilley stopped being a part-owner
- Richard Tilley stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Claire Louise Tilley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Elizabeth Catherine Tilley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Richard Tilley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Roger Charles Tilley became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2008
11 September 2008
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1999
10 September 1999
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 24 events
- All 24 events in its history (15 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 24 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