Autozone (UK) Limited

Reference number: 650979

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Laura Olive, Leeds OR, 3rd Floor, 1 City Walk, Leeds, LS11 9DA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 1 background check

  • Who else gives the postcode LS11 9DA
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Other names (5)

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

  • autoleasing Trading name
  • autoleasing.co.uk Trading name
  • Car Credit Now Trading name
  • Car Sourcing Group Trading name
  • www.autoleasing.co.uk Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
08884731
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 February 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Cwg House, Gallamore Lane, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 3HA, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Scott Gardiner Director Feb 1979 10 Feb 2014 16 other companies
Christopher Adam Gill Director Nov 1986 1 May 2018 12 other companies

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
20
closed down
12
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 20 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, including one no longer authorised
  • The 8 companies these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

18 months to 31 October 2023Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£172k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£1.34m

−13% from £1.55m

Cash at bank

£135k

−53% from £288k

Employees (average)

66

−12% from 75

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

The previous accounts cover 12 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2023
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08884731. 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

Autozone (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (17)

2022

17 October 2022

  • Christopher Adam Gill stopped being a part-owner
  • Gill & Gardiner Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jonathan Scott Gardiner stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

17 March 2022

  • Christopher Adam Gill became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jonathan Scott Gardiner became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

8 January 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2014

10 February 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Autozone (UK)

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

connected firms
5
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Autozone (UK)

Other firms of the same type (car leasing or hire), nearest first.

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  • 20 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Autozone (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Autozone (UK) Limited (FRN 650979) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since January 2015 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
Is Autozone (UK) a scam or clone?
Autozone (UK) 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 Autozone (UK)?
Autozone (UK) is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Autozone (UK)?
Autozone (UK) is owned by Gill & Gardiner Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 17 October 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christopher Adam Gill and Mr Jonathan Scott Gardiner.
Who runs Autozone (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Autozone (UK): Jonathan Scott Gardiner and Christopher Adam Gill.
How long has Autozone (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 10 February 2014. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Autozone (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2023, show profit before tax of £172k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £1.34m (−13% from £1.55m). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Autozone (UK) use any other names?
It trades as autoleasing, autoleasing.co.uk, Car Credit Now, Car Sourcing Group and www.autoleasing.co.uk.

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