Lipscomb Cars Limited

Reference number: 976215

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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

Itc Compliance Limited Reference number: 313486 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.
  • Lipscomb Cars Limited (FRN 976215) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Lipscomb Cars's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Lipscomb Cars, 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 lipscomb.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01227 828222 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ME20 7XA
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Other names (9)

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

  • Abarth Canterbury Trading name
  • Fiat Canterbury Trading name
  • Fiat Professional (Vans) Canterbury Trading name
  • Geely Maidstone Trading name
  • Jeep Canterbury Trading name
  • Lipscomb Trading name
  • Lipscomb Volvo Centres Trading name
  • Polestar Maidstone Trading name
  • Lipscomb Cars Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Itc 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
03165756
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 February 1996 (30 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor Medway Bridge House, 1-8 Fairmeadow, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1JP, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Peter Wynne Barnes Director Sep 1954 28 Feb 1996 2 other companies
Mark Antony Stevens Director May 1965 14 Sep 2009 None
Barry John Wilson Director Oct 1962 14 Sep 2009 None
Mark Alexander Leslie Barnes Director Aug 1979 14 Oct 2020 1 other company
Nigel Ford Secretary Not published 14 Oct 2020 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
2
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2023Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£668k

−34% from £1.01m

Net assets

£4.22m

<1% from £4.20m

Cash at bank

£448k

+50% from £298k

Employees (average)

113

+3.7% from 109

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2023 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £60.6m, for the year to 31 December 2022.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2023
  • 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 03165756. 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

Lipscomb Cars’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (21)

2025

30 June 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Lipscomb Cars Ltd"

FCA register

2022

11 February 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Lipscomb Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1996

28 February 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Lipscomb Cars Limited FCA authorised?
Lipscomb Cars Limited (FRN 976215) 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 Lipscomb Cars?
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. Lipscomb Cars Limited (FRN 976215) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Lipscomb Cars's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Lipscomb Cars, 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 Lipscomb Cars’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01227 828222 and the website lipscomb.co.uk for Lipscomb Cars. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Lipscomb Cars a scam or clone?
Lipscomb Cars 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 Lipscomb Cars?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Lipscomb Cars's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Lipscomb Cars?
Lipscomb Cars is owned by Lipscomb Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Lipscomb Cars?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Lipscomb Cars: Peter Wynne Barnes, Mark Antony Stevens, Barry John Wilson and Mark Alexander Leslie Barnes.
How long has Lipscomb Cars been in business?
The company was formed on 28 February 1996.
What do Lipscomb Cars’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2023, show profit before tax of £668k (−34% from £1.01m) and net assets of £4.22m (<1% from £4.20m).
Does Lipscomb Cars use any other names?
It trades as Abarth Canterbury, Fiat Canterbury, Fiat Professional (Vans) Canterbury, Geely Maidstone and Jeep Canterbury, and 3 more names. It has previously used the name Lipscomb Cars Ltd.

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