Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Penyrhiw Farm, Penycoedcae, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF37 1PJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07708 712882 is
- Who else gives the postcode CF37 1PJ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Credit Broking
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
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
- 15137179 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 September 2023 (3 years old)
- Registered office
- Penrhiw Farm Penrhiw Farm, Penycoedcae, Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, CF37 1PJ, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Hopkins | Director | Jan 1962 | 13 Sep 2023 | None |
| Jacqueline Elizabeth Hopkins | Secretary | Not published | 23 Oct 2023 | – |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£41.6k
−30% from £59.3k
Cash at bank
£3,442
−93% from £49.8k
Owed within a year
£10.9k
−74% from £42.0k
Assets and liabilities
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 15137179. 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
Car Champ’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
3 September 2025
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2023
13 September 2023
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Philip Hopkins took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 8 events
- All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk