Autodevotion Limited
Reference number: 442527
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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 20 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1959
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House
- 1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks
Responsible principal firm
Group 1 Automotive UK Limited Reference number: 671390 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.
- AUTODEVOTION LIMITED (FRN 442527) is an AR of Group 1 Automotive UK Limited (FRN 671390). When you use AUTODEVOTION's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from AUTODEVOTION, 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.
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Phone number
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Address
First Point St.Leonards Road, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0LS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When group1auto.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01603 230060 is
- Whether ME16 0LS is a shared office: 26 other firms give it
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Group 1 Assured Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Autodevotion Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Autoemotions Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Autodevotion (Peterborough) Central Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Autodevotion (Peterborough) South Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Group 1 Automotive UK 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
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Company number
- 00639158 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 October 1959 (67 years old)
- Registered office
- First Point St. Leonards Road, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0LS, England
- Nature of business
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- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel James Mchenry | Director | May 1974 | 5 Jul 2021 | 4 other companies |
| Gillian Hobson | Director | Jul 1971 | 16 Jan 2023 | None |
| Farheen Ahmad | Director | Apr 1987 | 5 Jun 2026 | 27 other companies |
| Jane Louise Cadell | Director | Jan 1969 | 24 Aug 2026 | 29 other companies |
| Craig Rodney Strike | Director | Oct 1975 | 24 Aug 2026 | 27 other companies |
| Gillian Hobson | Secretary | Not published | 16 Jan 2023 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 31
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 9
In the full report: all 31 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 9 on the FCA register
- The 27 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 28 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Autodevotion’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
28 June 2024
- Autodevotion Holdings Limited gave up control
- Group 1 Automotive UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2021
5 July 2021
- Board replaced: all 5 directors left and 4 new directors took over
Companies House
2018
23 February 2018
- Autodevotion Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Robinsons Asset Management Limited gave up control
Companies House
22 February 2018
- R.Robinson & Co. (Motor Services)Limited gave up control
- Robinsons Asset Management Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- R.Robinson & Co. (Motor Services)Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
5 February 2015
- Changed its registered name from "Autodevotion Ltd"
- Changed its registered name from "Autoemotions Ltd"
FCA register
2005
25 November 2005
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1959
8 October 1959
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 61 events
- All 61 events in its history (12 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 42
Firms connected to Autodevotion
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Autodevotion. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 8
- share a director
- 8
- share its postcode
- 7
In the full report: all 8 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (8), the same postcode (7)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Autodevotion
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In the Medway (ME) postcode area
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- 31 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- All 61 events in its history
- 8 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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