Formula One Car Centre Limited

Reference number: 666796

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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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  • When formula1carcentre.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01324 634455 is
  • Who else gives the postcode FK1 5QZ
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Other names (9)

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

  • CAR FINANCE 4U Trading name
  • F1 Car Sales Trading name
  • Formula One Car Credit Trading name
  • Formula One Car Finance Trading name
  • Formula one car supermarket Trading name
  • Helix Park Motor Company Trading name
  • Kelpie Car Company Trading name
  • Laura Sinclair Cars Trading name
  • Lee Sinclair Cars 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.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • 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
SC305930
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 July 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
2 Victoria Place, Rutherglen, Glasgow, G73 2JP
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Laura Jayne Sinclair Director Jul 1982 26 Jul 2006 None
Lee Robert Sinclair Director Jan 1977 26 Jul 2006 1 other company
Laura Jayne Sinclair Secretary Not published 26 Jul 2006 None

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 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 these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£3.67m

+1.6% from £3.61m

Cash at bank

£97.8k

−28% from £135k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£1.58m

+4.6% from £1.51m

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 SC305930. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (18)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Laura Jayne Sinclair became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Lee Robert Sinclair became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

6 March 2015

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

FCA register

2006

26 July 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Formula One Car Centre Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Formula One Car Centre Limited (FRN 666796) 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 Formula One Car Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01324 634455 and the website formula1carcentre.co.uk for Formula One Car Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Formula One Car Centre a scam or clone?
Formula One 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 Formula One Car Centre?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Formula One Car Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Formula One Car Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Formula One Car Centre?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Formula One Car Centre: Mr Lee Robert Sinclair (25–50% of shares) and Miss Laura Jayne Sinclair (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Formula One Car Centre?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Formula One Car Centre: Laura Jayne Sinclair and Lee Robert Sinclair.
How long has Formula One Car Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 26 July 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Formula One Car Centre’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £3.67m (+1.6% from £3.61m) and cash at bank of £97.8k (−28% from £135k).
Does Formula One Car Centre use any other names?
It trades as CAR FINANCE 4U, F1 Car Sales, Formula One Car Credit, Formula One Car Finance and Formula one car supermarket, and 4 more names.

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