Forfar Motor Company Limited

Reference number: 669992

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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 glenford.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01307 462347 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DD8 3TG
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Other names (1)

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

  • Glenford 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.

Company number
SC087382
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 March 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office
Muiryfaulds Garage, Forfar, Angus, DD8 1XP, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Alexander Mcwilliam Director Jun 1964 14 Aug 2024 2 other companies
Alexander Mortimer Phillip Director Sep 1952 14 Aug 2024 5 other companies
Gordon William Phillip Director Sep 1956 14 Aug 2024 5 other companies
Graham Kerr Phillip Director Jun 1954 14 Aug 2024 5 other companies
Kenneth Peter Waring Director May 1978 14 Aug 2024 1 other company
Alexander Mortimer Phillip Secretary Not published 14 Aug 2024 –

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 companies
6
closed down
1
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 6 companies, 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 3 on the FCA register
  • The 5 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.30m

+3.6% from £2.22m

Cash at bank

£270k

−73% from £989k

Owed within a year

£967k

−70% from £3.19m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 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 SC087382. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (25)

2024

14 August 2024

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 5 new directors took over
  • Am Phillip Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Derek Robb Parr gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Derek Robb Parr took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

2 March 2015

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

FCA register

1984

27 March 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to Forfar Motor Company

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Forfar Motor Company. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share a director
2
past link
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Forfar Motor Company

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

In Forfar

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In the Dundee (DD) postcode area

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Forfar Motor Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Forfar Motor Company Limited (FRN 669992) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Forfar Motor Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01307 462347 and the website glenford.com for Forfar Motor Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Forfar Motor Company a scam or clone?
Forfar 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 Forfar Motor Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Forfar Motor Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Forfar Motor Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Forfar Motor Company?
Forfar Motor Company is owned by Am Phillip Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board and held through a firm, since 14 August 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Derek Robb Parr.
Who runs Forfar Motor Company?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Forfar Motor Company: Robert Alexander McWilliam, Alexander Mortimer Phillip, Gordon William Phillip, Graham Kerr Phillip and Kenneth Peter Waring.
How long has Forfar Motor Company been in business?
The company was formed on 27 March 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Forfar Motor Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £2.30m (+3.6% from £2.22m) and cash at bank of £270k (−73% from £989k).
Does Forfar Motor Company use any other names?
It trades as Glenford.

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