Chapel House Motor Co Ltd

Reference number: 421748

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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.
  • Chapel House Motor Co Ltd (FRN 421748) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Chapel House Motor Co's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Chapel House Motor Co, 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

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When chapelhouse.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line +44 017 447 380 000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PR8 3NG
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Other names (7)

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

  • Chapel House Trading name
  • Chapel House Jaecoo Trading name
  • Chapel House MG Trading name
  • Chapel House Omoda Trading name
  • Chapel House Suzuki Trading name
  • Suzuki Bolton Trading name
  • Chapel House Kia Former trading 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
01376689
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 July 1978 (48 years old)
Registered office
603 Liverpool Road, Ainsdale, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 3NG
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nicholas Greig Duffield Director Dec 1965 30 Oct 2009 3 other companies
Philip Andrew Clay Director May 1979 1 Jan 2018 1 other company
Nicholas Coen Director Jun 1960 1 Jan 2020 3 other companies
Julian Murray Edghill Secretary Not published 17 Jun 2005 –

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
still active
3
run together
3

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 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£832k

From a loss of £4,509

Net assets

£6.58m

+11% from £5.93m

Cash at bank

£1.77m

+104% from £869k

Owed within a year

£10.3m

+37% from £7.53m

The accounts for the year to 30 June 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £95.1m, for the year to 30 June 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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 01376689. 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

Chapel House Motor Co’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (28)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Chapel House Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2009

20 July 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2002

30 April 2002

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1978

3 July 1978

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 16
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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 28 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Chapel House Motor Co Ltd FCA authorised?
Chapel House Motor Co Ltd (FRN 421748) 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 Chapel House Motor Co?
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. Chapel House Motor Co Ltd (FRN 421748) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Chapel House Motor Co's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Chapel House Motor Co, 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 Chapel House Motor Co’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number +44 017 447 380 000 and the website chapelhouse.co.uk for Chapel House Motor Co. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Chapel House Motor Co a scam or clone?
Chapel House Motor Co 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 Chapel House Motor Co?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Chapel House Motor Co's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Chapel House Motor Co?
Chapel House Motor Co is owned by Chapel House Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Chapel House Motor Co?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Chapel House Motor Co: Nicholas Greig Duffield, Philip Andrew Clay and Nicholas Coen.
How long has Chapel House Motor Co been in business?
The company was formed on 3 July 1978.
What do Chapel House Motor Co’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show profit before tax of £832k (from a loss of £4,509) and net assets of £6.58m (+11% from £5.93m).
Does Chapel House Motor Co use any other names?
It trades as Chapel House, Chapel House Jaecoo, Chapel House MG, Chapel House Omoda and Chapel House Suzuki, and 1 more names. It has previously used the name Chapel House Kia.

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