Hawkins Motors Limited

Reference number: 308817

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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

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 hawkins.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01726 828100 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode PL26 7LB
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Other names (3)

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

  • Hawkins Truck & Van Centre Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Hawkins Used Car Centre Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Town & Country by Hawkins Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 July 1957 (69 years old)
Registered office
57 Gwendra Road, St Stephen, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 7LB
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
William John Hawkins Director Mar 1966 1 Nov 1995 5 other companies
Andrew James Hawkins Director May 1964 1 Nov 1995 11 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
11
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 5 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£3.77m

<1% from £3.78m

Net assets

£28.5m

+11% from £25.7m

Cash at bank

£3.79m

−16% from £4.51m

Owed within a year

£15.1m

+19% from £12.7m

The accounts for the year to 30 June 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £106.4m, for the year to 30 June 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 00586621. 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

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

2016

15 October 2016

  • Hawkins Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1957

2 July 1957

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Hawkins Motors

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Hawkins Motors

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In St. Austell

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Get the full report on Hawkins Motors

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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hawkins Motors Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hawkins Motors Limited (FRN 308817) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hawkins Motors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01726 828100 and the website hawkins.co.uk for Hawkins Motors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Hawkins Motors a scam or clone?
Hawkins 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 Hawkins Motors?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Hawkins Motors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hawkins Motors?
Hawkins Motors is owned by Hawkins Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 15 October 2016.
Who runs Hawkins Motors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Hawkins Motors: William John Hawkins and Andrew James Hawkins.
How long has Hawkins Motors been in business?
The company was formed on 2 July 1957, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Hawkins Motors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show profit before tax of £3.77m (<1% from £3.78m) and net assets of £28.5m (+11% from £25.7m).
Does Hawkins Motors use any other names?
It trades as Hawkins Truck & Van Centre, Hawkins Used Car Centre and Town & Country by Hawkins.

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