Daventry Used Car Centre LTD

Reference number: 757891

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When daventryusedcars.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01327 877020 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NN11 4NR
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Other names (2)

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

  • Northampton Used Car Centre Limited Former name
  • Northampton Used Car Centre Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
10356151
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 September 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
Centre 33a Long March, Long March Industrial Estate, Daventry, NN11 4NR, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jeremy King Director Nov 1955 31 Dec 2016 None
Charlie King Director Apr 1994 12 Nov 2021 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£217k

−8.7% from £237k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£29.9k

−16% from £35.7k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 10356151. 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

Daventry Used Car Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (19)

2021

12 November 2021

  • Charlie King gained significant control

Companies House

8 November 2021

  • Paul Francis King no longer has significant control
  • Paul Francis King stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

19 September 2017

  • Jeremy King took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Paul Francis King became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

29 January 2017

  • Changed its registered name from "Northampton Used Car Centre Limited"

FCA register

2016

8 November 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2 September 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Paul Francis King gained significant control

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Daventry Used Car Centre LTD FCA authorised?
Yes, Daventry Used Car Centre LTD (FRN 757891) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2016 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Daventry Used Car Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01327 877020 and the website daventryusedcars.co.uk for Daventry Used Car Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Daventry Used Car Centre a scam or clone?
Daventry Used Car Centre 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 Daventry Used Car Centre?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Daventry Used Car Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Daventry Used Car Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Daventry Used Car Centre?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Daventry Used Car Centre: Mr Jeremy King (75–100% of shares) and Mr Charlie King (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Francis King.
Who runs Daventry Used Car Centre?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Daventry Used Car Centre: Jeremy King and Charlie King.
How long has Daventry Used Car Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 2 September 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2016.
What do Daventry Used Car Centre’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £217k (−8.7% from £237k).
Does Daventry Used Car Centre use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: Northampton Used Car Centre Limited and Northampton Used Car Centre.

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