Jcb Medway Limited

Reference number: 747560

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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.
  • JCB MEDWAY LIMITED (FRN 747560) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use JCB MEDWAY's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from JCB MEDWAY, 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When thejcbgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01634 378988 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ME8 0PZ
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Other names (50)

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

  • Cupra Agency Ashford Trading name
  • Cupra Agency Medway Trading name
  • Euro Commercials Ashford Trading name
  • JCB ASHFORD VAN CENTRE Trading name
  • JCB Buzz Centre Ashford Trading name
  • JCB Buzz Centre Medway Trading name
  • JCB Buzz Centre Tunbridge Wells Trading name
  • JCB Canterbury Volkswagen Trading name
  • JCB Citroen Trading name
  • JCB CUPRA Crawley Trading name
  • JCB Cupra Medway Trading name
  • JCB Kia Bromley Trading name
  • JCB Kia Ebsfleet Trading name
  • JCB Kia Rainham Trading name
  • JCB Medway Volkswagen Trading name
  • JCB Motorhomes Trading name
  • JCB Renault Ashford Trading name
  • JCB Renault Canterbury Trading name
  • JCB Renault Medway Trading name
  • JCB SEAT Trading name
  • JCB Seat Ashford Trading name
  • JCB Seat Crawley Trading name
  • JCB SITTINGBOURNE Trading name
  • JCB Sittingbourne Van centre Trading name
  • JCB Skoda Crawley Trading name
  • JCB Skoda Maidstone Trading name
  • JCB Skoda Worthing Trading name
  • JCB Van Centre Crawley Trading name
  • JCB Van Centre Eastbourne Trading name
  • JCB VOLKSWAGEN Trading name
  • JCB Volkswagen Ashford Trading name
  • JCB Volkswagen Maidstone Trading name
  • JCB Volkswagen Tunbridge Wells Trading name
  • EURO MOTORHOMES Former trading name
  • EURO SEAT Former trading name
  • EURO SEAT CRAWLEY Former trading name
  • EURO SKODA Former trading name
  • EURO SKODA CRAWLEY Former trading name
  • EURO SKODA WORTHING Former trading name
  • EUROTRUCKS Former trading name
  • EUROVANS BRIGHTON Former trading name
  • EUROVANS CRAWLEY Former trading name
  • EUROVANS EASTBOURNE Former trading name
  • Hidsons Citroen Former trading name
  • Hidsons Kia Former trading name
  • Hidsons Kia Northfleet Former trading name
  • Hidsons Mitsubishi Former trading name
  • JCB HONDA Former trading name
  • JCB Mitsubishi Former trading name
  • JCB SUZUKI Former trading 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
03597175
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 July 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
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)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Charles Bischoff Director Apr 1969 11 Nov 1998 6 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
6
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.08m

−53% from £2.29m

Net assets

£21.3m

<1% from £21.2m

Cash at bank

£3.62m

<1% from £3.59m

Owed within a year

£67.3m

+21% from £55.8m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £228.2m, for the year to 31 December 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2025
  • 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 03597175. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (76)

2019

19 June 2019

  • Bischoff (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jonathan Charles Bishoff gave up control

Companies House

2016

1 July 2016

  • Jonathan Charles Bishoff took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

19 May 2016

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1998

13 July 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 76 events

  • All 76 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Jcb Medway

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

connected firms
3
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Jcb Medway

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

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 76 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Jcb Medway Limited FCA authorised?
Jcb Medway Limited (FRN 747560) 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 Jcb Medway?
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. Jcb Medway Limited (FRN 747560) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Jcb Medway's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Jcb Medway, 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 Jcb Medway’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01634 378988 and the website thejcbgroup.co.uk for Jcb Medway. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Jcb Medway a scam or clone?
Jcb Medway 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 Jcb Medway?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Jcb Medway's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Jcb Medway?
Jcb Medway is owned by Bischoff (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 19 June 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jonathan Charles Bishoff.
Who runs Jcb Medway?
Companies House lists one director of Jcb Medway: Jonathan Charles Bischoff.
How long has Jcb Medway been in business?
The company was formed on 13 July 1998.
What do Jcb Medway’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £1.08m (−53% from £2.29m) and net assets of £21.3m (<1% from £21.2m).
Does Jcb Medway use any other names?
It trades as Cupra Agency Ashford, Cupra Agency Medway, Euro Commercials Ashford, JCB ASHFORD VAN CENTRE and JCB Buzz Centre Ashford, and 28 more names. It has previously used 17 other names, including EURO MOTORHOMES, EURO SEAT and EURO SEAT CRAWLEY.

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