Cargurus UK Limited

Reference number: 828740

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Carfinance247 Limited Reference number: 653019 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • CARGURUS UK LIMITED (FRN 828740) introduces customers to Carfinance247 Limited (FRN 653019). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not CARGURUS UK.
  • Example: if CARGURUS UK refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from CARGURUS UK itself.
  • 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When cargurus.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8267 5000 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode WA14 2DT
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Other names (3)

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

  • PistonHeads Trading name
  • Haymarket New4 Limited Former name
  • PistonHeads Holdco Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Carfinance247 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
10499495
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 November 2016 (9 years old)
Registered office
3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2DT, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Samuel Zales Director Feb 1964 6 Apr 2021 2 other companies
Amanda Jane Symonds Director May 1979 15 Aug 2022 2 other companies
Jennifer Hanson Director Jun 1970 6 Mar 2025 None
Javier Esquivel Zamora Secretary Not published 15 Aug 2022 –

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
3
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 3 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 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.99m

+57% from £3.19m

Cash at bank

£4.48m

+76% from £2.55m

Employees (average)

21

+5% from 20

Owed within a year

£889k

−3.7% from £924k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 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 10499495. 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

Cargurus UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (21)

2020

14 August 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "PistonHeads Holdco Limited"

FCA register

2019

11 February 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Haymarket New4 Limited"

FCA register

2018

14 December 2018

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

28 November 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Langley Steinert took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to Cargurus UK

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

connected firms
2
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Cargurus UK

Other firms of the same type (mortgage adviser or broker), nearest first.

In Altrincham

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cargurus UK Limited FCA authorised?
Cargurus UK Limited (FRN 828740) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Cargurus UK?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Cargurus UK Limited (FRN 828740) introduces customers to Carfinance247 Limited (FRN 653019). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Cargurus UK. Example: if Cargurus UK refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Cargurus UK itself. 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 Cargurus UK’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8267 5000 and the website cargurus.co.uk for Cargurus UK. 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is Cargurus UK a scam or clone?
Cargurus UK 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 Cargurus UK?
Protection works through Carfinance247 Limited, the principal firm responsible for Cargurus UK's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Cargurus UK?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Cargurus UK: Mr Langley Steinert (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Cargurus UK?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Cargurus UK: Samuel Zales, Amanda Jane Symonds and Jennifer Hanson.
How long has Cargurus UK been in business?
The company was formed on 28 November 2016.
What do Cargurus UK’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £4.99m (+57% from £3.19m) and cash at bank of £4.48m (+76% from £2.55m).
Does Cargurus UK use any other names?
It trades as PistonHeads. It has previously used 2 other names: Haymarket New4 Limited and PistonHeads Holdco Limited.

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