Curtis Developments Ltd

Reference number: 719243

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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

Itc Compliance Limited Reference number: 313486 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.
  • Curtis Developments Ltd (FRN 719243) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Curtis Developments's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Curtis Developments, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When curtiscars.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 028 7032 2777 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT51 3LL
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Other names (6)

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

  • Curtis Cars Trading name
  • Curtis Peugeot Ballymena Trading name
  • Curtis Peugeot Coleraine Trading name
  • Curtis Toyota Ballymena Trading name
  • Curtis Peugeot Former trading name
  • Curtis Peugeot Newtownabbey Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Itc 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
NI030918
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 June 1996 (30 years old)
Registered office
7a Somerset Road, Coleraine, Co Londonderry, BT51 3LL, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James W Tannahill Director Jun 1956 6 Jun 1996 1 other company
Richard Curtis Robert Tannahill Director Jun 1986 28 Oct 2002 None
Valerie Ann Tannahill Director Feb 1958 1 Jul 2020 None
James W Tannahill Secretary Not published 6 Jun 1996 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 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 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 these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£119k

+27% from £93.2k

Net assets

£5.10m

+1.7% from £5.01m

Cash at bank

£1.42m

<1% from £1.43m

Owed within a year

£1.52m

−16% from £1.81m

Profit before tax

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company NI030918. 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

Curtis Developments’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (20)

2019

19 June 2019

  • James W Tannahill took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Richard Curtis Robert Tannahill gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Richard Curtis Robert Tannahill took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

5 October 2015

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1996

6 June 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Curtis Developments

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Curtis Developments. 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 Curtis Developments

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

In Coleraine

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Curtis Developments Ltd FCA authorised?
Curtis Developments Ltd (FRN 719243) 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 Curtis Developments?
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. Curtis Developments Ltd (FRN 719243) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Curtis Developments's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Curtis Developments, 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 Curtis Developments’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 7032 2777 and the website CURTISCARS.CO.UK for Curtis Developments. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Curtis Developments a scam or clone?
Curtis Developments 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 Curtis Developments?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Curtis Developments's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Curtis Developments?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Curtis Developments: Mr James W Tannahill (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Richard Curtis Robert Tannahill.
Who runs Curtis Developments?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Curtis Developments: James W Tannahill, Richard Curtis Robert Tannahill and Valerie Ann Tannahill.
How long has Curtis Developments been in business?
The company was formed on 6 June 1996.
What do Curtis Developments’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show profit before tax of £119k (+27% from £93.2k) and net assets of £5.10m (+1.7% from £5.01m).
Does Curtis Developments use any other names?
It trades as Curtis Cars, Curtis Peugeot Ballymena, Curtis Peugeot Coleraine and Curtis Toyota Ballymena. It has previously used 2 other names: Curtis Peugeot and Curtis Peugeot Newtownabbey.

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