Charles Hurst Ltd

Reference number: 404120

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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

Lookers Motor Group Limited Reference number: 309424 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.
  • Charles Hurst Ltd (FRN 404120) is an AR of Lookers Motor Group Limited (FRN 309424). When you use Charles Hurst's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Charles Hurst, 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.

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.

  • Website

    charleshurstgroup.co.uk

  • Phone number

    0161 291 0043

    Also given by 2 firms that are no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Address

    Lookers House, 1st Floor, Lookers Stoke, Bede Road, Stoke-On-Trent, ST4 4GU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When charleshurstgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 291 0043 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode ST4 4GU
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Other names (188)

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

  • Aston Martin Belfast Trading name
  • Bentley Belfast Trading name
  • BYD Belfast Trading name
  • Charle Hurst Specialist Cars Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Belfast BMW Motorrad Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Bike Buyer Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Car Buyer Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Changan Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Changan Portadown Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Citroen Belfast Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Dacia Belfast Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Fast Fit Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Fast Fit Eurorepar (Sydenham) Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Ferrari Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Geeley Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Group Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Hyundai Dundonald Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Jaguar Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Jeep Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Kia Belfast Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Lamborghini Belfast Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Lotus Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Maserati Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Nissan Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Nissan Newtownabbey Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Peugot Belfast Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Renault Belfast Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst SEAT Belfast Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Usedirect Belfast Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Usedirect Portadown Trading name
  • Charles Hurst Vauxhall Belfast Trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Vauxhall Portadown Trading name
  • GWM Charles Hurst Belfast Trading name
  • Lexus Belfast Trading name
  • Adelaide Finance Former trading name
  • Audiballsbridge.Ie Former trading name
  • Audicentre.Ie. Former trading name
  • Audi-Dublin.Ie Former trading name
  • Audidublinoffers.Ie Former trading name
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  • Audiusedcars.Ie Former trading name
  • Bairds Cars Former trading name
  • Business Solutions Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Accident Repair Centre Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Aston Martin Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Auto Centre Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Battersea Land Rover Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Bentley Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Bmw Motorcycles Newtownabbey Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst BMW Motorrad Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Body And Paint Repair Shop Dunmurray Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Budget Choice Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Business Solutions Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst BYD Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Chrysler Jeep Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Chrysler Jeep Lisburn Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Citroen Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Contract Cars Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst DS Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Express Factors Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Ferrari Former trading name
  • Charleshurstgroup.Com Former trading name
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  • Charles Hurst GWM Ora Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Hummer Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Husqvarna Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Jaguar Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Jaguar Portadown Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Jeep Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Maserati Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Mg Rover Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Mg Rover Coleraine Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Mg Rover Dundonald Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Motor Cycle Centre Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Motorcycles Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Motorcycles Belfast Former trading name
  • Charleshurstmotorrad.Co.Uk Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Motors Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Nissan Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Nissan Centre Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Nissan Dundonald Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Peugot Knock Rd Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Renault Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Renault Bangor Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Renault Lisburn Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Rentacar Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Skoda Dundonald Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Sydenham Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Toyota Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Tyre Depot Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Tyre Depot Coleraine Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Tyre Depot Dundonald Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Tyre Depot Omagh Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Tyre Depot Portadown Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Tyres Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Tyres Belfast Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Ulster Garages Former trading name
  • CharlesHurst Usedirect Campsie Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Usedirect Coleraine Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Usedirect Lisburn Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Usedirect Londonderry Former trading name
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  • Charles Hurst Vauxhall Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Vauxhall Dundonald Former trading name
  • Charles Hurst Vauxhall Lisburn Former trading name
  • CH Motor Factors Former trading name
  • Express Factors Former trading name
  • First Time Buyer Former trading name
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  • Hurst Approved Former trading name
  • Hurst Autocentre Former trading name
  • Hurst Bike Buyer Former trading name
  • Hurst Car Buyer Former trading name
  • Hurst Cared For Former trading name
  • Hurst Contract Cars Former trading name
  • Hurst Fuels Former trading name
  • Hurst Rent A Car Former trading name
  • Hurst Van Buyer Former trading name
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  • Land Rover Dukes Road Former trading name
  • Land Rover Kensington Former trading name
  • Lookers Former trading name
  • Lookers Jaguar Former trading name
  • Lookers Land Rover Former trading name
  • maulik@jpcuk.comLand Rover Motherwell Former trading name
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  • Nissan Charles Hurst Former trading name
  • Nissan Dundonald Former trading name
  • Nissan Newtownabbey Former trading name
  • Performance Tyres Former trading name
  • Premium Direct NI Former trading name
  • PSA Fleet Former trading name
  • Tagarts KIA Former trading name
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  • Taggarts Glasgow North Former trading name
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  • Taggarts Land Rover Glasgow North Former trading name
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  • Taggarts Land Rover Motherwell Former trading name
  • Taggarts LDV Former trading name
  • Taggarts Motor Group Former trading name
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  • Taggarts Motor Group Jaguar Maryhill Rd Glasgow Former trading name
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  • Taggarts Motor Group Jaguar Motherwell Former trading name
  • Taggarts Motor Group Land Rover Motherwell Former trading name
  • Taggarts Motor Group Mazda Motherwell Former trading name
  • Taggarts Motor Group Nissan Motherwell Former trading name
  • Taggarts Motor Group Rover Motherwell Former trading name
  • Taggarts Motor Group Volvo Motherwell Former trading name
  • Taggarts Peugeot Motherwell Former trading name
  • Taggarts Volvo Former trading name
  • Taggarts Volvo Glasgow Former trading name
  • Trade and Save Former trading name
  • Ulster Garages Former trading name
  • Usedirect Former trading name
  • Usedirect First Time Buyer Former trading name
  • Usedirect Ireland Former trading name
  • Usedirect Nearly New Former trading name
  • Usedirect Trade and Save Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Lookers Motor 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company name
CHARLES HURST LIMITED
Company number
NI004882
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 March 1961 (65 years old)
Registered office
62 Boucher Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT12 6LR
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alex Smith Director Sep 1974 23 Jan 2025 74 other companies
Owen John Mclellan Director Nov 1982 1 Oct 2025 71 other companies
Oona Cassidy Secretary Not published 27 Feb 2026 –

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
81
closed down
29
are FCA-registered
5

In the full report: all 81 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 5 on the FCA register, including 2 no longer authorised
  • The 64 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 27 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (5) All events (391)

2018

28 March 2018

  • Charles Hurst Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Lookers Motor Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Charles Hurst Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1961

24 March 1961

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 391 events

  • All 391 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 44
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Firms connected to Charles Hurst

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

connected firms
5
no longer authorised
2
share a director
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Charles Hurst

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

In the Stoke-on-Trent (ST) postcode area

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  • 81 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 391 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Charles Hurst Ltd FCA authorised?
Charles Hurst Ltd (FRN 404120) 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 Charles Hurst?
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. Charles Hurst Ltd (FRN 404120) is an AR of Lookers Motor Group Limited (FRN 309424). When you use Charles Hurst's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Charles Hurst, 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 Charles Hurst’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 291 0043 and the website charleshurstgroup.co.uk for Charles Hurst. 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 4 other FCA firms, 2 of which are no longer authorised.
Is Charles Hurst a scam or clone?
Charles Hurst 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 Hurst?
Protection works through Lookers Motor Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Charles Hurst's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Charles Hurst?
Charles Hurst is owned by Lookers Motor Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 28 March 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Charles Hurst Holdings Limited.
Who runs Charles Hurst?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Charles Hurst: Alex Smith and Owen John McLellan.
How long has Charles Hurst been in business?
The company was formed on 24 March 1961.
Does Charles Hurst use any other names?
It trades as Aston Martin Belfast, Bentley Belfast, BYD Belfast, Charle Hurst Specialist Cars Belfast and Charles Hurst Belfast BMW Motorrad, and 47 more names. It has previously used 136 other names, including Adelaide Finance, Audiballsbridge.Ie and Audicentre.Ie..

Sources and links

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