Automotivate Fleet Solutions Ltd: FCA regulated?

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 under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2025

Responsible principal firm

AFS Compliance Ltd Reference number: 625035 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.
Automotivate Fleet Solutions Ltd (FRN 1060029) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use Automotivate Fleet Solutions's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Automotivate Fleet Solutions, 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01865 203040
Address

Building 330, Westcott Venture Park, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0NP, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01865 203040 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode HP18 0NP

Other names (2)

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

Automotivate Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Trek Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, 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: 16707642 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 10 September 2025 (1 year old)
Registered office: Montgomery House Sheephouse Wood, Stocksbridge, Sheffield, S36 4GS, England
Nature of business: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Dominic Liam Ilbury	Director	May 1985	10 Sep 2025	6 other companies
Raymond Janion	Director	Jan 1949	27 Jan 2026	20 other companies
Thomas Janion	Director	Oct 1984	27 Jan 2026	2 other companies

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: 24
closed down: 2
went insolvent: 2

In the full report: all 24 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
The 6 on the FCA register
The 2 companies these 3 directors run together

Key dates in its history

Automotivate Fleet Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2026

14 August 2026

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2025

29 September 2025

Automotivate Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Dominic Liam Ilbury gave up control

Companies House

10 September 2025

Incorporated at Companies House
Dominic Liam Ilbury took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Automotivate Fleet Solutions

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

connected firms: 6
share a director: 6
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (6), the same phone number (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Automotivate Fleet Solutions

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

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24 other companies its directors have run, named
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6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Automotivate Fleet Solutions Ltd FCA authorised?

Automotivate Fleet Solutions Ltd (FRN 1060029) 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 Automotivate Fleet Solutions?

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. Automotivate Fleet Solutions Ltd (FRN 1060029) is an AR of AFS Compliance Ltd (FRN 625035). When you use Automotivate Fleet Solutions's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Automotivate Fleet Solutions, 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 Automotivate Fleet Solutions’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01865 203040 for Automotivate Fleet Solutions. 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 one other FCA firm.

Is Automotivate Fleet Solutions a scam or clone?

Automotivate Fleet Solutions 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 Automotivate Fleet Solutions?

Protection works through AFS Compliance Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Automotivate Fleet Solutions's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Automotivate Fleet Solutions?

Automotivate Fleet Solutions is owned by Automotivate Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 September 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Dominic Liam Ilbury.

Who runs Automotivate Fleet Solutions?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Automotivate Fleet Solutions: Dominic Liam Ilbury, Raymond Janion and Thomas Janion.

How long has Automotivate Fleet Solutions been in business?

The company was formed on 10 September 2025.

Does Automotivate Fleet Solutions use any other names?

It trades as Automotivate and Trek Finance.