Autocraft MC Staveley Limited

Reference number: 928425

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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

AB RACE CRUISERS LIMITED Reference number: 798494 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.
  • Autocraft MC Staveley Limited (FRN 928425) is an AR of AB RACE CRUISERS LIMITED (FRN 798494). When you use Autocraft MC Staveley's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Autocraft MC Staveley, 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 autocraftmotorcaravans.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01246 471199 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode S43 3PT
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Other names (1)

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

  • Autocraft Motor Carvans Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ab Race Cruisers 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
10848823
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 July 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Speedwell Industrial Estate Fan Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, S43 3PT, England
Nature of business
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Birks Director Jul 1988 4 Jul 2017 2 other companies
Ashley Adam Birks Director Oct 1990 14 Nov 2017 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 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
3
still active
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.30m

+25% from £1.85m

Cash at bank

£69.0k

−61% from £179k

Employees (average)

11

Same as 11

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10848823. 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

Autocraft MC Staveley’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (7)

2020

31 July 2020

  • Ashley Adam Birks became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

24 June 2020

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2017

4 July 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Jonathan Birks became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Autocraft MC Staveley

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

connected firms
2
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Autocraft MC Staveley

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Chesterfield

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Autocraft MC Staveley Limited FCA authorised?
Autocraft MC Staveley Limited (FRN 928425) 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 Autocraft MC Staveley?
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. Autocraft MC Staveley Limited (FRN 928425) is an AR of AB RACE CRUISERS LIMITED (FRN 798494). When you use Autocraft MC Staveley's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Autocraft MC Staveley, 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 Autocraft MC Staveley’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01246 471199 and the website autocraftmotorcaravans.co.uk for Autocraft MC Staveley. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms, one of which is no longer authorised.
Is Autocraft MC Staveley a scam or clone?
Autocraft MC Staveley 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 Autocraft MC Staveley?
Protection works through Ab Race Cruisers Limited, the principal firm responsible for Autocraft MC Staveley's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Autocraft MC Staveley?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Autocraft MC Staveley: Mr Jonathan Birks (50–75% of shares) and Mr Ashley Adam Birks (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Autocraft MC Staveley?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Autocraft MC Staveley: Jonathan Birks and Ashley Adam Birks.
How long has Autocraft MC Staveley been in business?
The company was formed on 4 July 2017.
What do Autocraft MC Staveley’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £2.30m (+25% from £1.85m) and cash at bank of £69.0k (−61% from £179k).
Does Autocraft MC Staveley use any other names?
It trades as Autocraft Motor Carvans.

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