Bell Truck Sales Limited

Reference number: 789204

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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.
  • BELL TRUCK SALES LIMITED (FRN 789204) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use BELL TRUCK SALES's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from BELL TRUCK SALES, 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 belltruckandvan.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 270 0787 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NE11 0JH
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Other names (3)

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

  • Bell Truck and Van Trading name
  • BLS Truck and Van Trading name
  • Bell Truck Sales Ltd Former 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
01125690
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 July 1973 (53 years old)
Registered office
Bell Truck Sales Kingsway North, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0JH, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Manjit Singh Powar Director Oct 1976 22 Sep 2017 1 other company
Danny Steven Sawrij Director Jun 1969 22 Sep 2017 26 other companies
Benjamin Sowersby Director May 1977 2 Oct 2017 3 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
28
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 28 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£381k

−78% from £1.77m

Net assets

£7.62m

+3.9% from £7.33m

Cash at bank

£14.0m

+33% from £10.6m

Owed within a year

£86.5m

−4.2% from £90.3m

The accounts for the year to 30 April 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £96.3m, for the year to 30 April 2020.

Profit before tax

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 01125690. 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

Bell Truck Sales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (33)

2026

10 March 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Bell Truck Sales Ltd"

FCA register

2017

19 September 2017

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Bell Trucks (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1973

31 July 1973

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 33 events

  • All 33 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 27
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Firms connected to Bell Truck Sales

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Bell Truck Sales. 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 postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Bell Truck Sales

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

In Gateshead

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  • 28 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 33 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bell Truck Sales Limited FCA authorised?
Bell Truck Sales Limited (FRN 789204) 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 Bell Truck Sales?
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. Bell Truck Sales Limited (FRN 789204) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Bell Truck Sales's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Bell Truck Sales, 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 Bell Truck Sales’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 270 0787 and the website belltruckandvan.co.uk for Bell Truck Sales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bell Truck Sales a scam or clone?
Bell Truck Sales 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 Bell Truck Sales?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Bell Truck Sales's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Bell Truck Sales?
Bell Truck Sales is owned by Bell Trucks (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Bell Truck Sales?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Bell Truck Sales: Manjit Singh Powar, Danny Steven Sawrij and Benjamin Sowersby.
How long has Bell Truck Sales been in business?
The company was formed on 31 July 1973.
What do Bell Truck Sales’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show profit before tax of £381k (−78% from £1.77m) and net assets of £7.62m (+3.9% from £7.33m).
Does Bell Truck Sales use any other names?
It trades as Bell Truck and Van and BLS Truck and Van. It has previously used the name Bell Truck Sales Ltd.

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