Humming Bird Motors Limited

Reference number: 515873

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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.
  • HUMMING BIRD MOTORS LIMITED (FRN 515873) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use HUMMING BIRD MOTORS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from HUMMING BIRD MOTORS, 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 hummingbirdmotors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8200 2200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NW9 6AF
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Other names (3)

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

  • Alan Day Kia Trading name
  • Alan Day PBV Trading name
  • Humming Bird Motors Plc Former 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
02949216
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 July 1994 (32 years old)
Registered office
363 Edgware Road, The Hyde, Colindale, London, NW9 6AF
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
Paul James Tanner Director Nov 1967 29 Oct 2024 None
Karen Ann Tanner Secretary Not published 29 Oct 2024 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 7 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.65m

−11% from £1.85m

Net assets

£4.38m

+34% from £3.27m

Cash at bank

£1.31m

−40% from £2.17m

Owed within a year

£5.58m

−6.6% from £5.97m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2024 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £40.3m, for the year to 31 December 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2024
  • 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 02949216. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (22)

2024

29 October 2024

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and a new director took over
  • Larry David Wood gave up control
  • Paul James Tanner gave up control
  • Paul James Tanner took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Tanner Automotive Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

5 July 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Humming Bird Motors Plc"

FCA register

2016

14 July 2016

  • Larry David Wood took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

7 January 2010

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1994

15 July 1994

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Humming Bird Motors Limited FCA authorised?
Humming Bird Motors Limited (FRN 515873) 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 Humming Bird Motors?
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. Humming Bird Motors Limited (FRN 515873) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Humming Bird Motors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Humming Bird Motors, 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 Humming Bird Motors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8200 2200 and the website hummingbirdmotors.co.uk for Humming Bird Motors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Humming Bird Motors a scam or clone?
Humming Bird 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 Humming Bird Motors?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Humming Bird Motors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Humming Bird Motors?
Humming Bird Motors is owned by Tanner Automotive Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 October 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul James Tanner and Mr Larry David Wood.
Who runs Humming Bird Motors?
Companies House lists one director of Humming Bird Motors: Paul James Tanner.
How long has Humming Bird Motors been in business?
The company was formed on 15 July 1994.
What do Humming Bird Motors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show profit before tax of £1.65m (−11% from £1.85m) and net assets of £4.38m (+34% from £3.27m).
Does Humming Bird Motors use any other names?
It trades as Alan Day Kia and Alan Day PBV. It has previously used the name Humming Bird Motors Plc.

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