Bickerton Garage Limited: 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 17 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1982
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

Responsible principal firm

Itc Compliance Limited Reference number: 313486 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.
Bickerton Garage Limited (FRN 501071) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Bickerton Garage's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Bickerton Garage, 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.

Website

bickertonskoda.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0114 270 1111
Address

Rainworth Motors Ltd, Sherwood Oaks Business Park, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4GF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When bickertonskoda.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0114 270 1111 is
Who else gives the postcode NG18 4GF

Other names (2)

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

Bickerton Skoda Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Bickerton Skoda Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Itc 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: 01655279 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 30 July 1982 (44 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Jon Raymond Atherton	Director	Jul 1969	3 Mar 2010	4 other companies
Simon Charles Beckett	Director	Oct 1964	3 Mar 2010	4 other companies
Simon Charles Beckett	Secretary	Not published	3 Mar 2010	–

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: 5
still active: 5
are FCA-registered: 2

In the full report: all 5 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 2 on the FCA register
The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£27.9m

+39% from £20.2m

Profit before tax

£195k

−35% from £299k

Net assets

£2.43m

+17% from £2.08m

Cash at bank

£6,610

Up £6,233 from £377

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
Both charts, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 01655279. 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

Bickerton Garage’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (11)

2016

6 April 2016

Jon Raymond Atherton gained significant control
Simon Charles Beckett gained significant control
Vision Automotive (UK) Group Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

4 August 2010

Changed its registered name from "Bickerton Skoda Ltd"

FCA register

2009

14 May 2009

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1982

30 July 1982

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to Bickerton Garage

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 2
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Bickerton Garage

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

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5 other companies its directors have run, named
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6 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bickerton Garage Limited FCA authorised?

Bickerton Garage Limited (FRN 501071) 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 Bickerton Garage?

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. Bickerton Garage Limited (FRN 501071) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Bickerton Garage's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Bickerton Garage, 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 Bickerton Garage’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0114 270 1111 and the website bickertonskoda.co.uk for Bickerton Garage. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Bickerton Garage a scam or clone?

Bickerton Garage 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 Bickerton Garage?

Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Bickerton Garage's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Bickerton Garage?

Bickerton Garage is owned by Vision Automotive (UK) Group Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Bickerton Garage?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Bickerton Garage: Jon Raymond Atherton and Simon Charles Beckett.

How long has Bickerton Garage been in business?

The company was formed on 30 July 1982.

What do Bickerton Garage’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £27.9m (+39% from £20.2m) and profit before tax of £195k (−35% from £299k).

Does Bickerton Garage use any other names?

It trades as Bickerton Skoda. It has previously used the name Bickerton Skoda Ltd.