Car Shops Limited

Reference number: 789780

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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

Sytner Group Limited Reference number: 310540 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.
  • Car Shops Limited (FRN 789780) is an AR of Sytner Group Limited (FRN 310540). When you use Car Shops's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Car Shops, 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.

This company holds another FCA record

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

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 sytner.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0116 245 1000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode LE19 1ST
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Other names (100)

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

  • Car Shop Bristol Trading name
  • Car Shop Cardiff Trading name
  • Carshop.co.uk Trading name
  • Car Shop Northampton Trading name
  • Car Shop Nottingham Trading name
  • Car Shop Swindon Trading name
  • Car Shop Wakefield Trading name
  • Geely Northampton Trading name
  • Geely Nottingham Trading name
  • Geely Sunderland Trading name
  • Geely Swindon Trading name
  • Geely Wolverhampton Trading name
  • More4mycar.com Trading name
  • narpodrive.co.uk Trading name
  • Select Bristol Trading name
  • Select Cardiff Trading name
  • Select Northampton Trading name
  • Select Nottingham Trading name
  • Select Swindon Trading name
  • Select Wakefield Trading name
  • Sytner Chery Bristol Trading name
  • Sytner Chery Cardiff Trading name
  • Sytner Chery Wakefield Trading name
  • Sytner Geely Northampton Trading name
  • Sytner Geely Nottingham Trading name
  • Sytner Geely Sunderland Trading name
  • Sytner Geely Swindon Trading name
  • Sytner Geely Wolverhampton Trading name
  • Sytner OMODA JAECOO Conwy Trading name
  • Sytner OMODA JAECOO Llandudno Trading name
  • Sytner Select Bristol Trading name
  • Sytner Select Cardiff Trading name
  • Sytner Select Northampton Trading name
  • Sytner Select Nottingham Trading name
  • Sytner Select Swindon Trading name
  • Sytner Select Wakefield Trading name
  • The Car Shop Trading name
  • The Car Shop Bristol Trading name
  • The Car Shop Cardiff Trading name
  • The Car Shop Megastore Trading name
  • The Car Shop Northampton Trading name
  • The Car Shop Nottingham Trading name
  • The Car Shop Swindon Trading name
  • The Car Shop Wakefield Trading name
  • unisondrive.co.uk Trading name
  • Car Shop Former name
  • altdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • Autosave Former trading name
  • autosave affinity partners Former trading name
  • autosave.co.uk Former trading name
  • bfawdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • Car Shop Cheltenham Former trading name
  • Car Shop Doncaster Former trading name
  • Car Shop Express Cheltenham Former trading name
  • Car Shop Express Halifax Former trading name
  • Car Shop Express Leicester Former trading name
  • Car Shop Express Leighton Buzzard Former trading name
  • Car Shop Halifax Former trading name
  • Car Shop Leicester Former trading name
  • Car Shop Leighton Buzzard Former trading name
  • Car Shop Manchester Former trading name
  • Car Shop Norwich Former trading name
  • Car Shop Sheffield Former trading name
  • Car Shop Warrington Former trading name
  • Car Shop Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • clubautosave.co.uk Former trading name
  • forcesdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • Geely Warrington Former trading name
  • gmbdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • heydaydrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • Imcdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • Key Car Credit Former trading name
  • moneyclubdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • nahtdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • nfopdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • pcsdrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • poadrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • rmtdrive.org.uk Former trading name
  • Select Warrington Former trading name
  • Select Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • Spirit Fleet Solutions Former trading name
  • Sytner Geely Warrington Former trading name
  • Sytner Select Warrington Former trading name
  • Sytner Select Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Cheltenham Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Doncaster Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Express Cheltenham Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Express Halifax Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Express Leicester Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Express Leighton Buzzard Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Halifax Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Leicester Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Leighton Buzzard Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Manchester Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Norwich Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Sheffield Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Warrington Former trading name
  • The Car Shop Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • unitedrive.co.uk Former trading name
  • usdawdrive.co.uk Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Sytner Group 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
05331512
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 January 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
2 Penman Way, Grove Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1ST, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Moorhouse Director Dec 1973 13 Jul 2023 82 other companies
John Cragg Director Feb 1967 1 Jan 2025 29 other companies
Simon Moorhouse Secretary Not published 13 Jul 2023 –

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
82
still active
82
are FCA-registered
14

In the full report: all 82 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 14 on the FCA register
  • The 29 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Car Shops’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (226)

2017

30 October 2017

  • Changed its registered name from "Car Shop"

FCA register

26 September 2017

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

16 February 2017

  • Jonathan Paul Dunkley stopped being a part-owner
  • Sytner Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jonathan Paul Dunkley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2005

13 January 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 226 events

  • All 226 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 28
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Firms connected to Car Shops

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 82 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 226 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Car Shops Limited FCA authorised?
Car Shops Limited (FRN 789780) 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 Car Shops?
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. Car Shops Limited (FRN 789780) is an AR of Sytner Group Limited (FRN 310540). When you use Car Shops's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Car Shops, 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 Car Shops’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 245 1000 and the website sytner.co.uk for Car Shops. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Car Shops a scam or clone?
Car Shops 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 Car Shops?
Protection works through Sytner Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Car Shops's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Car Shops?
Car Shops is owned by Sytner Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 16 February 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jonathan Paul Dunkley.
Who runs Car Shops?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Car Shops: Simon Moorhouse and John Cragg.
How long has Car Shops been in business?
The company was formed on 13 January 2005.
Does Car Shops use any other names?
It trades as Car Shop Bristol, Car Shop Cardiff, Carshop.co.uk, Car Shop Northampton and Car Shop Nottingham, and 40 more names. It has previously used 55 other names, including Car Shop, altdrive.co.uk and Autosave.

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