Gateacre Motors Limited

Reference number: 720738

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • No phone number on the FCA register

  • Address

    Stuart Rathmell of Stuart Rathmell Insolvency, Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton, BL1 2HS, United Kingdom

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  • Who else gives the postcode BL1 2HS
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Other names (2)

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

  • Help Me Car Finance Trading name
  • USED CARS LIVERPOOL Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
09796959
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 September 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton, BL1 2HS
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew William Grindley Director Apr 1980 28 Sep 2015 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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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 its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2023Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£49.1k

<1% from £48.8k

Cash at bank

£14.6k

Up £13.7k from £881

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£76.5k

+339% from £17.4k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • 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 09796959. 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

Gateacre Motors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (13)

2016

27 September 2016

  • Andrew Grindley took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

12 February 2016

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

FCA register

2015

28 September 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 1 background check on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gateacre Motors Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Gateacre Motors Limited (FRN 720738) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
Is Gateacre Motors a scam or clone?
Gateacre Motors 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 Gateacre Motors?
Gateacre Motors is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Gateacre Motors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Gateacre Motors: Mr Andrew Grindley (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Gateacre Motors?
Companies House lists one director of Gateacre Motors: Andrew William Grindley.
How long has Gateacre Motors been in business?
The company was formed on 28 September 2015. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Gateacre Motors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2023, show net assets of £49.1k (<1% from £48.8k) and cash at bank of £14.6k (up £13.7k from £881). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Gateacre Motors use any other names?
It trades as Help Me Car Finance. It has previously used the name USED CARS LIVERPOOL.

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