Lawton Brook Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 11 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 1998
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2024

Website, phone number and address

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Website

lawtonbrook.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01423 795840
Address

Lawton Brook Ltd, Manse Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 8BS, United Kingdom

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Other names (99)

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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.

Show FCA detail (3 permissions)

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: 03571022 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 27 May 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office: Oracle House Whitfield Business Park, Manse Lane, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, HG5 8BS
Nature of business: Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Peter Lawton Brook	Director	Apr 1964	27 May 1998	12 other companies
Christopher Mark Hitchen	Director	Jul 1971	19 Nov 2025	8 other companies
Madeline Esme Mannakee	Secretary	Not published	30 May 2017	–

Other companies run by these 2 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: 14
closed down: 6
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 14 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£275k

−88% from £2.24m

Cash at bank

£436k

−22% from £562k

Employees (average)

6

+20% from 5

Owed within a year

£2.84m

+127% from £1.25m

Assets and liabilities

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 03571022. 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

Lawton Brook’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (205)

2016

6 April 2016

Exemplary Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Peter Lawton Brook gave up control
Peter Lawton Brook took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

13 February 2015

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

FCA register

1998

27 May 1998

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 205 events

All 205 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to Lawton Brook

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

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

Firms like Lawton Brook

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

In Knaresborough

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14 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 205 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Lawton Brook Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Lawton Brook Limited (FRN 662580) 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 Lawton Brook’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01423 795840 and the website lawtonbrook.co.uk for Lawton Brook. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Lawton Brook a scam or clone?

Lawton Brook 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 Lawton Brook?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Lawton Brook handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Lawton Brook to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Lawton Brook?

Lawton Brook is owned by Exemplary Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Peter Lawton Brook.

Who runs Lawton Brook?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Lawton Brook: Peter Lawton Brook and Christopher Mark Hitchen.

How long has Lawton Brook been in business?

The company was formed on 27 May 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.

What do Lawton Brook’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show net assets of £275k (−88% from £2.24m) and cash at bank of £436k (−22% from £562k).

Does Lawton Brook use any other names?

It trades as Sell My Prestige Car, www.customdefender.co.uk, www.lawtonbrook.com, www.lawtonbrook.co.uk and www.lawtonbrook.net, and 1 more names. It has previously used 93 other names, including www.weloveacs.com, www.weloveacs.co.uk and www.weloveacs.uk.