Minerest Motors Limited

Reference number: 952082

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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.
  • MINEREST MOTORS LIMITED (FRN 952082) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use MINEREST MOTORS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from MINEREST MOTORS, 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 albarautos.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0116 230 3055 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE12 7DB
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Other names (4)

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

  • Albar Autos Trading name
  • Minerest Motors Ltd Former name
  • ...ForMyKia.co.uk Former trading name
  • Loughborough Kia 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
01326285
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 August 1977 (49 years old)
Registered office
177 Leicester Road, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, LE12 7DB, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Oliver Daniel Johnson Director Dec 1989 1 Aug 2015 4 other companies
Patricia Mary Johnson Director Jan 1949 Not published None
Patricia Mary Johnson Secretary Not published Not published None

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
4
closed down
3
still active
1

In the full report: all 4 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
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.02m

−39% from £1.67m

Cash at bank

£288k

−34% from £437k

Employees (average)

16

−24% from 21

Owed within a year

£50.1k

−98% from £2.12m

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 01326285. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (14)

2025

23 September 2025

  • Clifford Frederick Johnson gave up control

Companies House

3 January 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Minerest Motors Ltd"

FCA register

2021

2 June 2021

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Clifford Frederick Johnson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1977

19 August 1977

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Minerest Motors

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Minerest Motors

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

In Loughborough

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Minerest Motors Limited FCA authorised?
Minerest Motors Limited (FRN 952082) 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 Minerest Motors?
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. Minerest Motors Limited (FRN 952082) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Minerest Motors's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Minerest Motors, 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 Minerest Motors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 230 3055 and the website albarautos.co.uk for Minerest Motors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Minerest Motors a scam or clone?
Minerest Motors 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 Minerest Motors?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Minerest Motors's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Minerest Motors?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Minerest Motors now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Clifford Frederick Johnson.
Who runs Minerest Motors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Minerest Motors: Oliver Daniel Johnson and Patricia Mary Johnson.
How long has Minerest Motors been in business?
The company was formed on 19 August 1977.
What do Minerest Motors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £1.02m (−39% from £1.67m) and cash at bank of £288k (−34% from £437k).
Does Minerest Motors use any other names?
It trades as Albar Autos. It has previously used 3 other names: Minerest Motors Ltd, ...ForMyKia.co.uk and Loughborough Kia.

Sources and links

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