Dicksons Of Forres Limited

Reference number: 476740

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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.
  • Dicksons Of Forres Limited (FRN 476740) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Dicksons Of Forres's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Dicksons Of Forres, 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 dicksonsofinverness.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01463 712800 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IV3 8EX
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Other names (6)

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

  • Bikezar Trading name
  • Bikezar.co.uk Trading name
  • CARZAR Trading name
  • carzarcars.co.uk Trading name
  • Dicksons Trading name
  • Dicksons of Inverness 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
SC111981
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 June 1988 (38 years old)
Registered office
28/34 Carsegate Road, Inverness, IV3 8EX, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Thom Gladstone Mackenzie Director Apr 1963 1 Dec 2016 1 other company
Fraser More Bryce Director Sep 1979 1 Oct 2018 1 other company
Robert James Dunlop Director Jun 1984 15 Mar 2024 None
Douglas William Laird Director Dec 1981 15 Mar 2024 None
Linda Margaret Macphee Director Mar 1985 15 Mar 2024 None

Other companies run by these 5 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
still active
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 5 directors run together
  • All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

15 months to 31 March 2025Group accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.22m

−19% from £2.74m

Cash at bank

£1.08m

+598% from £154k

Owed within a year

£8.31m

+45% from £5.71m

No turnover or profit for the 15 months to 31 March 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £43.5m turnover and £233k profit, for the year to 31 December 2023.

Assets and liabilities

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.

The figures for the year to 31 March 2025 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

These are group figures: the firm and the companies it owns, combined.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC111981. 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

Dicksons Of Forres’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (43)

2024

15 March 2024

  • Alistair Scrimgeour stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2019

5 March 2019

  • Fraser Bryce took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alistair Scrimgeour became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2007

19 December 2007

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1988

28 June 1988

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 43 events

  • All 43 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 32
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dicksons Of Forres Limited FCA authorised?
Dicksons Of Forres Limited (FRN 476740) 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 Dicksons Of Forres?
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. Dicksons Of Forres Limited (FRN 476740) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Dicksons Of Forres's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Dicksons Of Forres, 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 Dicksons Of Forres’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01463 712800 and the website dicksonsofinverness.co.uk for Dicksons Of Forres. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Dicksons Of Forres a scam or clone?
Dicksons Of Forres 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 Dicksons Of Forres?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Dicksons Of Forres's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Dicksons Of Forres?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Dicksons Of Forres: Fraser Bryce (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Alistair Scrimgeour.
Who runs Dicksons Of Forres?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Dicksons Of Forres: James Thom Gladstone Mackenzie, Fraser More Bryce, Robert James Dunlop, Douglas William Laird and Linda Margaret Macphee.
How long has Dicksons Of Forres been in business?
The company was formed on 28 June 1988.
What do Dicksons Of Forres’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £2.22m (−19% from £2.74m) and cash at bank of £1.08m (+598% from £154k).
Does Dicksons Of Forres use any other names?
It trades as Bikezar, Bikezar.co.uk, CARZAR, carzarcars.co.uk and Dicksons, and 1 more names.

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