Ken Hope (Kelso) Limited

Reference number: 664959

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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 ken-hope-motors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01573 224016 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TD5 8DQ
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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
SC277224
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 December 2004 (21 years old)
Registered office
Academy House, Shedden Park Road, Kelso, TD5 7AL
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Brenda Muir Hope Director Mar 1948 8 Dec 2004 None
Kenneth James Hope Director Dec 1944 8 Dec 2004 None
Brenda Muir Hope Secretary Not published 8 Dec 2004 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£877k

+11% from £792k

Cash at bank

£374k

−10% from £417k

Employees (average)

13

+18% from 11

Owed within a year

£158k

−14% from £185k

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 SC277224. 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

Ken Hope (Kelso)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (13)

2021

27 October 2021

  • Michael Hope stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Brenda Muir Hope became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Kenneth James Hope became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Michael Hope became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

13 February 2015

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

FCA register

2004

8 December 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like Ken Hope (Kelso)

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

In Kelso

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ken Hope (Kelso) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ken Hope (Kelso) Limited (FRN 664959) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ken Hope (Kelso)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01573 224016 and the website ken-hope-motors.co.uk for Ken Hope (Kelso). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ken Hope (Kelso) a scam or clone?
Ken Hope (Kelso) 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 Ken Hope (Kelso)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ken Hope (Kelso) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ken Hope (Kelso) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ken Hope (Kelso)?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Ken Hope (Kelso): Mr Kenneth James Hope (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Brenda Muir Hope (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael Hope.
Who runs Ken Hope (Kelso)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Ken Hope (Kelso): Brenda Muir Hope and Kenneth James Hope.
How long has Ken Hope (Kelso) been in business?
The company was formed on 8 December 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Ken Hope (Kelso)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £877k (+11% from £792k) and cash at bank of £374k (−10% from £417k).

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