Clever Car Collection Ltd

Reference number: 1027843

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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.
  • CLEVER CAR COLLECTION LTD (FRN 1027843) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use CLEVER CAR COLLECTION's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from CLEVER CAR COLLECTION, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When clevercarcollection.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 9355 2033 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO12 1BS
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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
15303479
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 November 2023 (2 years old)
Registered office
Units 1-2 Warrior Court, 9-11 Mumby Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1BS, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Robert Baggott Director Jul 1980 22 Nov 2023 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

16 months to 31 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£56.5k

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Cash at bank

£52.2k

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Employees (average)

0

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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 15303479. 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

Clever Car Collection’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

1 March 2025

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "Clever Car Collection"

FCA register

2023

22 November 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • James Robert Baggott took control (75–100% of shares)
  • James Robert Baggott appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms like Clever Car Collection

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

In Gosport

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Clever Car Collection Ltd FCA authorised?
Clever Car Collection Ltd (FRN 1027843) 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 Clever Car Collection?
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. Clever Car Collection Ltd (FRN 1027843) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Clever Car Collection's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Clever Car Collection, 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 Clever Car Collection’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 9355 2033 and the website clevercarcollection.com for Clever Car Collection. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Clever Car Collection a scam or clone?
Clever Car Collection 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 Clever Car Collection?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Clever Car Collection's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Clever Car Collection?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Clever Car Collection: Mr James Robert Baggott (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Clever Car Collection?
Companies House lists one director of Clever Car Collection: James Robert Baggott.
How long has Clever Car Collection been in business?
The company was formed on 22 November 2023.
What do Clever Car Collection’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £56.5k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £52.2k (no earlier figure to compare).

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