Hesketh Limited

Reference number: 658954

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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 yorksuzuki.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01904 625404 is
  • Who else gives the postcode YO30 6DG
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Other names (1)

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

  • York Suzuki Centre Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 August 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
179 Burton Stone Lane, York, YO30 6DG
Nature of business
  • Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories (SIC 45400)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Charles Butfield Director Dec 1942 1 Aug 1995 None
Gary Antony Butfield Director May 1966 24 Oct 2011 None
Pauline Elizabeth Butfield Secretary Not published 1 Aug 2005 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£112k

+14% from £98.6k

Cash at bank

£36.5k

+12% from £32.7k

Employees (average)

6

+20% from 5

Owed within a year

£205k

−4% from £214k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02637339. 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

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

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gary Antony Butfield took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

13 February 2015

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

FCA register

1991

13 August 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like Hesketh

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

In York

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hesketh Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hesketh Limited (FRN 658954) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Hesketh’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01904 625404 and the website yorksuzuki.com for Hesketh. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Hesketh a scam or clone?
Hesketh 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 Hesketh?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Hesketh handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Hesketh to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hesketh?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Hesketh: Gary Antony Butfield (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Hesketh?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Hesketh: Michael Charles Butfield and Gary Antony Butfield.
How long has Hesketh been in business?
The company was formed on 13 August 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Hesketh’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £112k (+14% from £98.6k) and cash at bank of £36.5k (+12% from £32.7k).
Does Hesketh use any other names?
It trades as York Suzuki Centre.

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