Ashford Orbital Limited

Reference number: 497898

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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.
  • Ashford Orbital Limited (FRN 497898) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use Ashford Orbital's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Ashford Orbital, 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 thejcbgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01233 504500 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN24 0HB
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Other names (7)

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

  • JCB Kia Ashford Trading name
  • JCB Kia PBV Ashford Trading name
  • JCB Mazda Ashford Trading name
  • Ashford Orbital Automotive Former trading name
  • Ashford Orbital Kia Former trading name
  • Ashford Orbital Mazda Former trading name
  • Ashford Orbital Suzuki 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
06677923
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 August 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
Gillingham Business Park Bailey Drive, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0PZ, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Charles Bischoff Director Apr 1969 1 Feb 2024 6 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£184k

−85% from £1.26m

Net assets

£3.72m

+4.2% from £3.57m

Cash at bank

£631k

−69% from £2.00m

Owed within a year

£9.59m

+56% from £6.13m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £26.1m, for the year to 31 December 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 06677923. 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

Ashford Orbital’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (28)

2024

1 February 2024

  • Bischoff (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Oliver Iain Barford stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

21 August 2022

  • Jeffrey Alan Wilson stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

30 April 2016

  • Jeffrey Alan Wilson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Oliver Iain Barford became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2009

17 March 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2008

20 August 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Ashford Orbital

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

connected firms
3
share a director
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ashford Orbital Limited FCA authorised?
Ashford Orbital Limited (FRN 497898) 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 Ashford Orbital?
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. Ashford Orbital Limited (FRN 497898) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use Ashford Orbital's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Ashford Orbital, 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 Ashford Orbital’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01233 504500 and the website thejcbgroup.co.uk for Ashford Orbital. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ashford Orbital a scam or clone?
Ashford Orbital 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 Ashford Orbital?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Ashford Orbital's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Ashford Orbital?
Ashford Orbital is owned by Bischoff (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 February 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jeffrey Alan Wilson and Mr Oliver Iain Barford.
Who runs Ashford Orbital?
Companies House lists one director of Ashford Orbital: Jonathan Charles Bischoff.
How long has Ashford Orbital been in business?
The company was formed on 20 August 2008.
What do Ashford Orbital’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £184k (−85% from £1.26m) and net assets of £3.72m (+4.2% from £3.57m).
Does Ashford Orbital use any other names?
It trades as JCB Kia Ashford, JCB Kia PBV Ashford and JCB Mazda Ashford. It has previously used 4 other names, including Ashford Orbital Automotive, Ashford Orbital Kia and Ashford Orbital Mazda.

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