Manheim 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 8 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1948
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

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.
Manheim Limited (FRN 822747) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use Manheim's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Manheim, 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

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

0333 136 1001
Address

Central House, Pontefract Road, Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 0JE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When manheim.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0333 136 1001 is
Who else gives the postcode LS26 0JE

Other names (2)

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

Cox Automotive Driver Sales Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Hyundai Driver Sales Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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: 00448761 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 29 January 1948 (78 years old)
Registered office: Central House, Leeds Road, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0JE
Nature of business: Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Martin Leigh Forbes	Director	Mar 1976	23 Apr 2018	29 other companies
Furrukh Mehmood Sheikh	Director	Jul 1985	1 Jul 2024	21 other companies
COX AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED	Corporate secretary	Not published	24 Feb 2005	–

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: 29
closed down: 3
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 29 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 3 on the FCA register
The 21 companies these 2 directors run together
All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£25.1m

Down £3.41m from −£21.7m

Net assets

£12.6m

+184% from £4.45m

Cash at bank

£861k

−12% from £982k

Employees (average)

909

−1.6% from 924

Profit before tax

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 00448761. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (46)

2018

9 October 2018

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Cox Automotive UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1948

29 January 1948

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 46 events

All 46 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 40

Firms connected to Manheim

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

connected firms: 2
share a director: 2
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
1 past link through former directors

Firms like Manheim

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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29 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 46 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Manheim Limited FCA authorised?

Manheim Limited (FRN 822747) 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 Manheim?

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. Manheim Limited (FRN 822747) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use Manheim's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Manheim, 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 Manheim’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 136 1001 and the website manheim.co.uk for Manheim. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Manheim a scam or clone?

Manheim 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 Manheim?

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

Who owns Manheim?

Manheim is owned by Cox Automotive UK Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Manheim?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Manheim: Martin Leigh Forbes and Furrukh Mehmood Sheikh.

How long has Manheim been in business?

The company was formed on 29 January 1948.

What do Manheim’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of −£25.1m (down £3.41m from −£21.7m) and net assets of £12.6m (+184% from £4.45m).

Does Manheim use any other names?

It trades as Cox Automotive Driver Sales and Hyundai Driver Sales.