Grenson Motor Company Limited

Reference number: 530835

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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.
  • GRENSON MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED (FRN 530835) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use GRENSON MOTOR COMPANY's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from GRENSON MOTOR COMPANY, 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 acorn-group.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01270 522497 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WS7 1JS
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Other names (9)

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

  • Acorn Kia Crewe Trading name
  • Acorn MG Crewe Trading name
  • Acorn Suzuki Crewe Trading name
  • Grenson Motor Co. Limited Former name
  • Acorn Mitsubishi Crewe Former trading name
  • Grenson Citroen Former trading name
  • Grenson Kia Former trading name
  • Grenson Mitsubishi Former trading name
  • Grenson Suzuki Former trading 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
01325746
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 August 1977 (49 years old)
Registered office
Acorn Group Ltd Cannock Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 1JS, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James William Platt Director Dec 1978 10 Feb 2020 2 other companies
David York Vickers Director Jan 1965 10 Feb 2020 2 other companies
Stephen John Mills Director Jan 1970 10 Feb 2020 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 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
3
still active
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2017Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£28.3m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£365k

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Net assets

£2.76m

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Cash at bank

£1,320

No earlier figure to compare

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 01325746. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (26)

2026

16 July 2026

  • Changed its registered name from "Grenson Motor Co. Limited"

FCA register

2020

19 February 2020

  • John Stanley Middleton gave up control
  • Vm Automotive Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • John Stanley Middleton took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

31 August 2010

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1977

16 August 1977

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Grenson Motor Company

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Grenson Motor Company

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

In Burntwood

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 26 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Grenson Motor Company Limited FCA authorised?
Grenson Motor Company Limited (FRN 530835) 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 Grenson Motor Company?
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. Grenson Motor Company Limited (FRN 530835) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Grenson Motor Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Grenson Motor Company, 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 Grenson Motor Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01270 522497 and the website acorn-group.co.uk for Grenson Motor Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Grenson Motor Company a scam or clone?
Grenson 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 Grenson Motor Company?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Grenson Motor Company's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Grenson Motor Company?
Grenson Motor Company is owned by Vm Automotive Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 19 February 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr John Stanley Middleton.
Who runs Grenson Motor Company?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Grenson Motor Company: James William Platt, David York Vickers and Stephen John Mills.
How long has Grenson Motor Company been in business?
The company was formed on 16 August 1977.
What do Grenson Motor Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2017, show turnover of £28.3m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £365k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Grenson Motor Company use any other names?
It trades as Acorn Kia Crewe, Acorn MG Crewe and Acorn Suzuki Crewe. It has previously used 6 other names, including Grenson Motor Co. Limited, Acorn Mitsubishi Crewe and Grenson Citroen.

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