Drift Bridge Garage Limited

Reference number: 726723

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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.
  • Drift Bridge Garage Limited (FRN 726723) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Drift Bridge Garage's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Drift Bridge Garage, 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 driftbridge.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01737 300982 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KT17 3LA
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Other names (13)

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

  • Audi Approved Epsom Trading name
  • Drift Bridge Group Trading name
  • Drift Bridge ID Buzz Centre Trading name
  • Drift Bridge Skoda Trading name
  • Drift Bridge Volkswagen Trading name
  • Gatwick Honda Trading name
  • Geely Gatwick Trading name
  • Geely Horsham Trading name
  • Walton Audi Trading name
  • Buzz Centre Former trading name
  • Croydon Mazda Former trading name
  • Epsom Audi Former trading name
  • Redhill Honda 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
00700833
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 August 1961 (65 years old)
Registered office
Drift Bridge Garage, Reigate Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 3LA
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Charles Frost Director Jun 1976 1 Dec 2021 2 other companies
Edwin John Frost Director May 1939 Not published 6 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
6
closed down
4
run together
2

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£154.1m

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Profit before tax

£49.4k

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Net assets

£8.26m

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Cash at bank

£2.36m

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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 00700833. 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

Drift Bridge Garage’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (23)

2017

14 March 2017

  • Drift Bridge Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

25 November 2015

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1961

15 August 1961

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms like Drift Bridge Garage

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

In Epsom

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 23 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Drift Bridge Garage Limited FCA authorised?
Drift Bridge Garage Limited (FRN 726723) 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 Drift Bridge Garage?
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. Drift Bridge Garage Limited (FRN 726723) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Drift Bridge Garage's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Drift Bridge Garage, 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 Drift Bridge Garage’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01737 300982 and the website driftbridge.co.uk for Drift Bridge Garage. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Drift Bridge Garage a scam or clone?
Drift Bridge Garage 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 Drift Bridge Garage?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Drift Bridge Garage's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Drift Bridge Garage?
Drift Bridge Garage is owned by Drift Bridge Group Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 14 March 2017.
Who runs Drift Bridge Garage?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Drift Bridge Garage: Robert Charles Frost and Edwin John Frost.
How long has Drift Bridge Garage been in business?
The company was formed on 15 August 1961.
What do Drift Bridge Garage’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £154.1m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £49.4k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Drift Bridge Garage use any other names?
It trades as Audi Approved Epsom, Drift Bridge Group, Drift Bridge ID Buzz Centre, Drift Bridge Skoda and Drift Bridge Volkswagen, and 4 more names. It has previously used 4 other names, including Buzz Centre, Croydon Mazda and Epsom Audi.

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