J.s. Holmes Limited: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 17 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1956
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026
Its phone number is also given by a firm that is no longer authorised
One of its directors is also a director of a firm that is no longer authorised

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.
J.S. HOLMES LIMITED (FRN 500767) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use J.S. HOLMES's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from J.S. HOLMES, 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

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.

Website

jsholmes.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01945 410243

Also given by a firm that is no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.
Address

THE GARAGE, HIGH ROAD, WISBECH ST MARY, WISBECH, PE13 4RQ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When jsholmes.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01945 410243 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode PE13 4RQ

Other names (2)

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

nissanleasing.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
J S Holmes Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.

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: 00564127 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 5 April 1956 (70 years old)
Registered office: Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Katherine Jane Holmes	Director	Dec 1963	12 Aug 2004	None
Alex Holmes	Director	Apr 1987	11 Feb 2014	1 other company
Ritchie Holmes	Director	Dec 1980	11 Feb 2014	None
Martin Robert Holmes	Director	Apr 1962	Not published	1 other company
Stephen John Holmes	Director	Jul 1953	Not published	1 other company
Martin Robert Holmes	Secretary	Not published	Not published	1 other company

Other companies run by these 5 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: 3
still active: 3
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£3.75m

+1.5% from £3.70m

Cash at bank

£629k

−2.3% from £644k

Owed within a year

£1.37m

+137% from £578k

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2026 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £21.9m, for the year to 31 March 2022.

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2026 do not tag profit before tax in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £178k, for the year to 31 March 2024.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2026
Both charts, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 00564127. 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.s. Holmes’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (13)

2017

1 June 2017

Martin Robert Holmes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Stephen John Holmes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

22 December 2014

Changed its registered name from "J S Holmes Ltd"

FCA register

2009

8 May 2009

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1956

5 April 1956

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

All 13 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 7

Firms connected to J.s. Holmes

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

connected firm: 1
no longer authorised: 1
share a director: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like J.s. Holmes

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

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 13 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is J.s. Holmes Limited FCA authorised?

J.s. Holmes Limited (FRN 500767) 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 J.s. Holmes?

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. J.s. Holmes Limited (FRN 500767) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use J.s. Holmes's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from J.s. Holmes, 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 J.s. Holmes’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01945 410243 and the website jsholmes.com for J.s. Holmes. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm, one of which is no longer authorised.

Is J.s. Holmes a scam or clone?

J.s. Holmes 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.s. Holmes?

Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for J.s. Holmes's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns J.s. Holmes?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of J.s. Holmes: Mr Martin Robert Holmes (25–50% of shares) and Mr Stephen John Holmes (25–50% of shares).

Who runs J.s. Holmes?

Companies House lists 5 directors of J.s. Holmes: Katherine Jane Holmes, Alex Holmes, Ritchie Holmes, Martin Robert Holmes and Stephen John Holmes.

How long has J.s. Holmes been in business?

The company was formed on 5 April 1956.

What do J.s. Holmes’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £3.75m (+1.5% from £3.70m) and cash at bank of £629k (−2.3% from £644k).

Does J.s. Holmes use any other names?

It trades as nissanleasing.co.uk. It has previously used the name J S Holmes Ltd.