Gibbons Automotive Ltd

Reference number: 970257

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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

The Compliance Guys Ltd Reference number: 941360 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.
  • Gibbons Automotive Ltd (FRN 970257) is an AR of The Compliance Guys Ltd (FRN 941360). When you use Gibbons Automotive's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Gibbons Automotive, 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 gibbonsautomotive.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07712 147775 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BA13 4HR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Gibbons Commercials Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through The Compliance Guys Ltd, 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.

Key dates in its history

Gibbons Automotive’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

17 November 2025

  • Began trading as "Gibbons Commercials"

FCA register

2023

13 April 2023

  • Began trading as "Gibbons Automotive"

FCA register

2022

18 February 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

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

Firms connected to Gibbons Automotive

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

connected firm
1
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 3 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gibbons Automotive Ltd FCA authorised?
Gibbons Automotive Ltd (FRN 970257) 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 Gibbons Automotive?
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. Gibbons Automotive Ltd (FRN 970257) is an AR of The Compliance Guys Ltd (FRN 941360). When you use Gibbons Automotive's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Gibbons Automotive, 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 Gibbons Automotive’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07712 147775 and the website gibbonsautomotive.co.uk for Gibbons Automotive. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gibbons Automotive a scam or clone?
Gibbons Automotive 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 Gibbons Automotive?
Protection works through The Compliance Guys Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Gibbons Automotive's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Gibbons Automotive use any other names?
It trades as Gibbons Commercials.

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