J R Dexter Limited

Reference number: 676936

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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 dextercars.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07912 600040 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE4 7AN
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Other names (2)

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

  • Dexters Car Sales Trading name
  • Dexters of Leicester Former 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

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
05299123
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 November 2004 (21 years old)
Registered office
Lonsdale House, High Street, Lutterworth, LE17 4AD, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
  • Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Richard Dexter Director Dec 1966 29 Nov 2004 None
Patricia Anne Dexter Secretary Not published 29 Nov 2004 –

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 30 November 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£298k

+26% from £236k

Cash at bank

£13.9k

Up £13.7k from £194

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£88.3k

+1.1% from £87.4k

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 05299123. 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

J R Dexter’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (12)

2019

18 March 2019

  • Patricia Anne Dexter stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jonathan Richard Dexter took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Patricia Anne Dexter became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

19 March 2015

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

FCA register

2004

29 November 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms like J R Dexter

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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is J R Dexter Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, J R Dexter Limited (FRN 676936) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is J R Dexter’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07912 600040 and the website dextercars.com for J R Dexter. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is J R Dexter a scam or clone?
J R Dexter 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 J R Dexter?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how J R Dexter handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about J R Dexter to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns J R Dexter?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of J R Dexter: Mr Jonathan Richard Dexter (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Patricia Anne Dexter.
Who runs J R Dexter?
Companies House lists one director of J R Dexter: Jonathan Richard Dexter.
How long has J R Dexter been in business?
The company was formed on 29 November 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do J R Dexter’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £298k (+26% from £236k) and cash at bank of £13.9k (up £13.7k from £194).
Does J R Dexter use any other names?
It trades as Dexters Car Sales. It has previously used the name Dexters of Leicester.

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