Ideal Centre Ltd

Reference number: 732225

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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 idealcarcentre.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 790 4497 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M38 9ST
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Other names (1)

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

  • Ideal Car Centre 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
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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
08619929
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 July 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Unit B, Highfield Road Industrial Estate, Little Hulton, Manchester, M38 9ST
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Daniel John Gilburn Director Jul 1979 22 Jul 2013 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

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

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£5,433

−56% from £12.5k

Cash at bank

£139k

−23% from £182k

Employees (average)

4

+33% from 3

Owed within a year

£54.3k

−7.4% from £58.6k

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 08619929. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (10)

2016

30 June 2016

  • Daniel John Gilburn took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

30 January 2016

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

FCA register

2013

22 July 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Ideal Centre

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

connected firms
2
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Ideal Centre

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

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ideal Centre Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Ideal Centre Ltd (FRN 732225) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2016 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ideal Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 790 4497 and the website idealcarcentre.co.uk for Ideal Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ideal Centre a scam or clone?
Ideal Centre 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 Ideal Centre?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ideal Centre handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ideal Centre to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ideal Centre?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ideal Centre: Mr Daniel John Gilburn (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Ideal Centre?
Companies House lists one director of Ideal Centre: Daniel John Gilburn.
How long has Ideal Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 22 July 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2016.
What do Ideal Centre’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £5,433 (−56% from £12.5k) and cash at bank of £139k (−23% from £182k).
Does Ideal Centre use any other names?
It trades as Ideal Car Centre.

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