Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) Limited

Reference number: 813188

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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

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.
  • Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) Limited (FRN 813188) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth), 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 cambridgegarage.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 9249 2422 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO9 3ES
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Other names (3)

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

  • Stringers of Petersfield Trading name
  • Waylands Approved Petersfield Trading name
  • Waylands Volvo Havant Trading name

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
00783376
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 December 1963 (62 years old)
Registered office
Imperial, Way, Reading, RG2 0BF, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Francis O'Hanlon Director Nov 1969 26 Mar 2026 1 other company
James Martin Smullen Director Apr 1989 26 Mar 2026 5 other companies
Richard Mark Spencer Director Jul 1967 26 Mar 2026 1 other company
Jocelyn Elizabeth Smullen Secretary Not published 26 Mar 2026 –

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
5
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 5 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2023Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£450k

+39% from £324k

Net assets

£4.80m

+2% from £4.71m

Cash at bank

£1.80m

−7.4% from £1.94m

Employees (average)

48

Same as 48

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2023 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £29.6m, for the year to 31 December 2022.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • Both charts, 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 00783376. 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

Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (20)

2026

26 March 2026

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

2021

26 July 2021

  • Cambridge Garage Motor Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stringer Property Limited gave up control

Companies House

17 May 2021

  • F C Stringer Trust gave up control
  • Stringer Property Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

6 July 2018

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • F C Stringer Trust took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1963

4 December 1963

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) Limited FCA authorised?
Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) Limited (FRN 813188) 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 Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)?
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. Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) Limited (FRN 813188) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth), 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 Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 9249 2422 and the website cambridgegarage.co.uk for Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) a scam or clone?
Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) 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 Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)?
Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) is owned by Cambridge Garage Motor Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 26 July 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Stringer Property Limited and F C Stringer Trust.
Who runs Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth): John Francis O'Hanlon, James Martin Smullen and Richard Mark Spencer.
How long has Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) been in business?
The company was formed on 4 December 1963.
What do Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2023, show profit before tax of £450k (+39% from £324k) and net assets of £4.80m (+2% from £4.71m).
Does Cambridge Garage (Portsmouth) use any other names?
It trades as Stringers of Petersfield, Waylands Approved Petersfield and Waylands Volvo Havant.

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