Hamilton Car Sales Limited

Reference number: 675370

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When hcs-cars.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01698 760360 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ML3 0EW
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Other names (1)

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

  • HCS 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.
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  • 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

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
SC457316
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 August 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Unit 3 Morris Park, 37 Rosyth Road, Glasgow, G5 0YE, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Peter Hamilton Director May 1995 30 Oct 2026 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£43.5k

Down £26.1k from −£17.4k

Cash at bank

£108k

Same as £108k

Employees (average)

0

−100% from 5

Owed within a year

£30.8k

Same as £30.8k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £43.5k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 SC457316. 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

Hamilton Car Sales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (14)

2026

30 October 2026

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
  • Thomas John Thomson gave up control

Companies House

2016

21 August 2016

  • Thomas John Thomson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

28 April 2015

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

FCA register

2013

21 August 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Hamilton Car Sales

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

connected firm
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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Firms like Hamilton Car Sales

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

In Hamilton

Car Finance Scotland LimitedHamiltonAuthorisedKF Cars LimitedHamiltonAuthorisedCrawford Automobiles LimitedHamiltonAppointed representativeDouglas Park LimitedHamiltonAppointed representative

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hamilton Car Sales Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hamilton Car Sales Limited (FRN 675370) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hamilton Car Sales’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01698 760360 and the website hcs-cars.com for Hamilton Car Sales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hamilton Car Sales a scam or clone?
Hamilton Car Sales 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 Hamilton Car Sales?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Hamilton Car Sales handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Hamilton Car Sales to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hamilton Car Sales?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Hamilton Car Sales now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Thomas John Thomson.
Who runs Hamilton Car Sales?
Companies House lists one director of Hamilton Car Sales: David Peter Hamilton.
How long has Hamilton Car Sales been in business?
The company was formed on 21 August 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2015.
What do Hamilton Car Sales’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2024, show net assets of −£43.5k (down £26.1k from −£17.4k) and cash at bank of £108k (same as £108k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Hamilton Car Sales use any other names?
It trades as HCS.

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