Coole Cars Garage Ltd: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for under a year
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2022
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026

Responsible principal firm

Mallard Leasing Limited Reference number: 300352 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.
Coole Cars Garage Ltd (FRN 1049356) introduces customers to Mallard Leasing Limited (FRN 300352). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Coole Cars Garage.
Example: if Coole Cars Garage refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Coole Cars Garage 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.

Website

coolecars.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01566 248080
Address

Unit 13, Newport Industrial Estate, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8EX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When coolecars.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01566 248080 is
Who else gives the postcode PL15 8EX

Other names (1)

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

Coole Cars Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Mallard Leasing 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: 14461538 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 4 November 2022 (4 years old)
Registered office: Unit 13 Newport Ind Estate, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8EX, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Lee Cottingham	Director	Oct 1970	4 Nov 2022	None
Helen Louise Coole	Director	Mar 1975	24 Mar 2026	None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£66.7k

+121% from £30.2k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£141k

−22% from £180k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2023 to 2026
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 14461538. 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

Coole Cars Garage’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (6)

2026

3 March 2026

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2022

4 November 2022

Incorporated at Companies House
Lee Cottingham took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to Coole Cars Garage

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

connected firms: 5
share its postcode: 5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Coole Cars Garage

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

In Launceston

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4 years of accounts, charted
All 6 events in its history
5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Coole Cars Garage Ltd FCA authorised?

Coole Cars Garage Ltd (FRN 1049356) 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 Coole Cars Garage?

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. Coole Cars Garage Ltd (FRN 1049356) introduces customers to Mallard Leasing Limited (FRN 300352). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Coole Cars Garage. Example: if Coole Cars Garage refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Coole Cars Garage 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 Coole Cars Garage’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01566 248080 and the website coolecars.co.uk for Coole Cars Garage. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Coole Cars Garage a scam or clone?

Coole Cars Garage 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 Coole Cars Garage?

Protection works through Mallard Leasing Limited, the principal firm responsible for Coole Cars Garage's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Coole Cars Garage?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Coole Cars Garage: Mr Lee Cottingham (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Coole Cars Garage?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Coole Cars Garage: Lee Cottingham and Helen Louise Coole.

How long has Coole Cars Garage been in business?

The company was formed on 4 November 2022.

What do Coole Cars Garage’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £66.7k (+121% from £30.2k).

Does Coole Cars Garage use any other names?

It trades as Coole Cars.