Blights Motors Limited

Reference number: 503311

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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.
  • Blights Motors Limited (FRN 503311) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Blights Motors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Blights Motors, 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 blightsmotors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01237 472282 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EX39 3ET
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Other names (2)

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

  • Blights MG Trading name
  • Blights Motors 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
09335578
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 December 2014 (11 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
Tim Blight Director Jan 1969 1 Dec 2014 None
Jeffery Blight Director Jun 1958 21 Jul 2015 None
Nick Blight Director Jan 1983 13 Mar 2017 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.67m

−6.5% from £1.79m

Cash at bank

£85.5k

−62% from £226k

Employees (average)

25

Same as 25

Owed within a year

£822k

−19% from £1.01m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09335578. 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

Blights Motors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (14)

2019

14 November 2019

  • Fred Blight stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Fred Blight became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Jeffery Blight became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Tim Blight became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

10 November 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Blights Motors"

FCA register

29 June 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Blights Motors Limited"

FCA register

2014

1 December 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

2009

7 July 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Blights Motors Limited FCA authorised?
Blights Motors Limited (FRN 503311) 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 Blights Motors?
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. Blights Motors Limited (FRN 503311) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Blights Motors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Blights Motors, 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 Blights Motors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01237 472282 and the website blightsmotors.co.uk for Blights Motors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Blights Motors a scam or clone?
Blights Motors 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 Blights Motors?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Blights Motors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Blights Motors?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Blights Motors: Mr Tim Blight (25–50% of shares) and Mr Jeffery Blight (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Fred Blight.
Who runs Blights Motors?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Blights Motors: Tim Blight, Jeffery Blight and Nick Blight.
How long has Blights Motors been in business?
The company was formed on 1 December 2014.
What do Blights Motors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.67m (−6.5% from £1.79m) and cash at bank of £85.5k (−62% from £226k).
Does Blights Motors use any other names?
It trades as Blights MG. It has previously used the name Blights Motors.

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