Church Lane Autos Limited

Reference number: 1026512

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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

21st Century Vehicles Limited Reference number: 674253 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.
  • CHURCH LANE AUTOS LIMITED (FRN 1026512) introduces customers to 21st Century Vehicles Limited (FRN 674253). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not CHURCH LANE AUTOS.
  • Example: if CHURCH LANE AUTOS refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from CHURCH LANE AUTOS 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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • What a page on facebook.com means for checking this firm
  • What kind of line 07887 834257 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SK23 7DR
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through 21st Century Vehicles 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
02041002
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 July 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office
La Grange, Chipshop, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8NT, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gary Cullen Director Jan 1961 Not published 1 other company
Gail Cullen Secretary Not published Not published –

Other companies run by its director

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£433k

Down £48.4k from −£384k

Cash at bank

£25.8k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

7

−13% from 8

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £433k more than it owned.

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 02041002. 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

Church Lane Autos’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

7 February 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

5 July 2016

  • Gail Cullen became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Gary Stephen Cullen became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1986

25 July 1986

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Church Lane Autos Limited FCA authorised?
Church Lane Autos Limited (FRN 1026512) 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 Church Lane Autos?
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. Church Lane Autos Limited (FRN 1026512) introduces customers to 21st Century Vehicles Limited (FRN 674253). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Church Lane Autos. Example: if Church Lane Autos refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Church Lane Autos 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 Church Lane Autos’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07887 834257 and the website facebook.com/churchlaneautosltd for Church Lane Autos. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Church Lane Autos a scam or clone?
Church Lane Autos 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 Church Lane Autos?
Protection works through 21st Century Vehicles Limited, the principal firm responsible for Church Lane Autos's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Church Lane Autos?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Church Lane Autos: Mrs Gail Cullen (50–75% of shares) and Mr Gary Stephen Cullen (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Church Lane Autos?
Companies House lists one director of Church Lane Autos: Gary Cullen.
How long has Church Lane Autos been in business?
The company was formed on 25 July 1986.
What do Church Lane Autos’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of −£433k (down £48.4k from −£384k) and cash at bank of £25.8k (no earlier figure to compare).

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