Charles Allen Cars Limited

Reference number: 1029529

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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

Moorgate Finance Limited Reference number: 662419 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.
  • Charles Allen Cars Limited (FRN 1029529) introduces customers to Moorgate Finance Limited (FRN 662419). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Charles Allen Cars.
  • Example: if Charles Allen Cars refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Charles Allen Cars 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

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 northantsvancentre.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01933 227431 is
  • Who else gives the postcode MK12 5NW
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Other names (1)

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

  • Northants Van Centre Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Moorgate Finance 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.

Key dates in its history

Charles Allen Cars’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

2 March 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Northants Van Centre"

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Charles Allen Cars

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Charles Allen Cars

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 2 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Charles Allen Cars Limited FCA authorised?
Charles Allen Cars Limited (FRN 1029529) 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 Charles Allen Cars?
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. Charles Allen Cars Limited (FRN 1029529) introduces customers to Moorgate Finance Limited (FRN 662419). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Charles Allen Cars. Example: if Charles Allen Cars refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Charles Allen Cars 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 Charles Allen Cars’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01933 227431 and the website northantsvancentre.co.uk for Charles Allen Cars. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Charles Allen Cars a scam or clone?
Charles Allen Cars 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 Charles Allen Cars?
Protection works through Moorgate Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Charles Allen Cars's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Charles Allen Cars use any other names?
It trades as Northants Van Centre.

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