D. Salmon Cars Limited

Reference number: 973063

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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.
  • D. SALMON CARS LIMITED (FRN 973063) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use D. SALMON CARS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from D. SALMON CARS, 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 dsalmon.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01206 715200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CO3 3LE
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Other names (1)

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

  • D Salmon Cars Ltd Former name

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
00946165
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 January 1969 (57 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anthony Peter Farress Director Aug 1961 1 Feb 1997 None
Linda Lippert Director Oct 1969 Not published 2 other companies
Anne Salmon Director Jul 1939 Not published 2 other companies
Anne Salmon Secretary Not published Not published 2 other companies

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 companies
2
still active
2
run together
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, 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
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.55m

−7.4% from £1.67m

Cash at bank

£318k

−22% from £405k

Employees (average)

33

−2.9% from 34

Owed within a year

£2.30m

−12% from £2.62m

Net assets

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00946165. 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

D. Salmon Cars’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2026

14 October 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "D Salmon Cars Ltd"

FCA register

2022

29 March 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anne Salmon took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1969

17 January 1969

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is D. Salmon Cars Limited FCA authorised?
D. Salmon Cars Limited (FRN 973063) 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 D. Salmon Cars?
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. D. Salmon Cars Limited (FRN 973063) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use D. Salmon Cars's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from D. Salmon Cars, 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 D. Salmon Cars’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01206 715200 and the website dsalmon.co.uk for D. Salmon Cars. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is D. Salmon Cars a scam or clone?
D. Salmon Cars 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 D. Salmon Cars?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for D. Salmon Cars's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns D. Salmon Cars?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of D. Salmon Cars: Mrs Anne Salmon (75–100% of shares).
Who runs D. Salmon Cars?
Companies House lists 3 directors of D. Salmon Cars: Anthony Peter Farress, Linda Lippert and Anne Salmon.
How long has D. Salmon Cars been in business?
The company was formed on 17 January 1969.
What do D. Salmon Cars’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.55m (−7.4% from £1.67m) and cash at bank of £318k (−22% from £405k).
Does D. Salmon Cars use any other names?
It has previously used the name D Salmon Cars Ltd.

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