GC Motors Limited

Reference number: 440938

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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

Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 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.
  • GC Motors Limited (FRN 440938) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use GC Motors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from GC Motors, 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 gcmotors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01423 500017 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HG1 2BX
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Other names (1)

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

  • GC Motors Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Automotive 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
05221233
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 September 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
3 Greengate Cardale Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1GY
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Giles Castleton Director Dec 1969 3 Sep 2004 2 other companies
Sarah Castleton Secretary Not published 3 Sep 2004 –

Other companies run by its director

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
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, 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 31 December 2021Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£50.9m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£53.0k

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Net assets

£1.98m

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Cash at bank

£6,416

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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 05221233. 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

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

2019

12 August 2019

  • Began trading as "GC Motors"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Castleton Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

29 October 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "GC Motors Ltd"

FCA register

2005

24 October 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2004

3 September 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Giles Castleton appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like GC Motors

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  • All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is GC Motors Limited FCA authorised?
GC Motors Limited (FRN 440938) 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 GC Motors?
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. GC Motors Limited (FRN 440938) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use GC Motors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from GC Motors, 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 GC Motors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01423 500017 and the website gcmotors.co.uk for GC Motors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is GC Motors a scam or clone?
GC 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 GC Motors?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for GC Motors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns GC Motors?
GC Motors is owned by Castleton Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs GC Motors?
Companies House lists one director of GC Motors: Giles Castleton.
How long has GC Motors been in business?
The company was formed on 3 September 2004.
What do GC Motors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show turnover of £50.9m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £53.0k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does GC Motors use any other names?
It has previously used the name GC Motors Ltd.

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