Dace Motor Company Limited

Reference number: 521614

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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.
  • Dace Motor Company Limited (FRN 521614) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Dace Motor Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Dace Motor Company, 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 dacemotorgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 474 7955 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SK5 7BS
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Other names (8)

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

  • Dace Car Supermarket Trading name
  • Dace German Car Centre Trading name
  • Dace Motor Group Trading name
  • Dace Specialist Car Centre Trading name
  • Dace Specialist Car Centre Manchester Trading name
  • Dace XChange Trading name
  • Ideal Car Finance Trading name
  • Dace Motor Company 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
04765928
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 May 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
Greg Street, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 7BS
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Steven Francis Dace Director May 1974 15 May 2003 1 other company
Stephanie Dace Secretary Not published 15 Jul 2019 –

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
still active
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

1 months to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£10.1k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£5.13m

<1% from £5.14m

Owed within a year

£8.07m

−4.1% from £8.42m

The previous accounts cover 18 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

The accounts for the 1 months to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £72.8m, for the year to 31 May 2022.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 04765928. 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

Dace Motor Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (12)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Steven Francis Dace took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

27 February 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Dace Motor Company Ltd"

FCA register

2010

2 April 2010

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2003

15 May 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dace Motor Company Limited FCA authorised?
Dace Motor Company Limited (FRN 521614) 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 Dace Motor Company?
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. Dace Motor Company Limited (FRN 521614) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Dace Motor Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Dace Motor Company, 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 Dace Motor Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 474 7955 and the website dacemotorgroup.co.uk for Dace Motor Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dace Motor Company a scam or clone?
Dace Motor Company 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 Dace Motor Company?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Dace Motor Company's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Dace Motor Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Dace Motor Company: Mr Steven Francis Dace (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Dace Motor Company?
Companies House lists one director of Dace Motor Company: Steven Francis Dace.
How long has Dace Motor Company been in business?
The company was formed on 15 May 2003.
What do Dace Motor Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £10.1k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £5.13m (<1% from £5.14m).
Does Dace Motor Company use any other names?
It trades as Dace Car Supermarket, Dace German Car Centre, Dace Motor Group, Dace Specialist Car Centre and Dace Specialist Car Centre Manchester, and 2 more names. It has previously used the name Dace Motor Company Ltd.

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