Hepworth Motor Co.Limited

Reference number: 650949

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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 hepworthmotorco.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01484 683172 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HD9 3JL
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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.

Company number
00835321
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 January 1965 (61 years old)
Registered office
208 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, HD9 3JL
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jacqueline Sims Barnett Director Sep 1967 1 Jan 1993 1 other company
Kenneth Douglas Sims Director Aug 1938 Not published 5 other companies
Jacqueline Sims Barnett Secretary Not published 11 Nov 2024 –

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
5
closed down
3
run together
1

In the full report: all 5 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 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£561k

<1% from £560k

Cash at bank

£28.8k

−50% from £57.5k

Owed within a year

£42.8k

−17% from £51.6k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00835321. 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

Hepworth Motor Co.Limited’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (12)

2025

23 May 2025

  • Pauline Sims stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jacqueline Sims Barnett gained significant control
  • Kenneth Douglas Sims became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Pauline Sims became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

27 November 2014

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

FCA register

1965

25 January 1965

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms like Hepworth Motor Co.Limited

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

In Holmfirth

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hepworth Motor Co.Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hepworth Motor Co.Limited (FRN 650949) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2014 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hepworth Motor Co.Limited’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01484 683172 and the website hepworthmotorco.co.uk for Hepworth Motor Co.Limited. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hepworth Motor Co.Limited a scam or clone?
Hepworth Motor Co.Limited 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 Hepworth Motor Co.Limited?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Hepworth Motor Co.Limited handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Hepworth Motor Co.Limited to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hepworth Motor Co.Limited?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Hepworth Motor Co.Limited: Mr Kenneth Douglas Sims (50–75% of shares) and Mrs Jacqueline Sims Barnett (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Pauline Sims.
Who runs Hepworth Motor Co.Limited?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Hepworth Motor Co.Limited: Jacqueline Sims Barnett and Kenneth Douglas Sims.
How long has Hepworth Motor Co.Limited been in business?
The company was formed on 25 January 1965, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2014.
What do Hepworth Motor Co.Limited’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £561k (<1% from £560k) and cash at bank of £28.8k (−50% from £57.5k).

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