Minstergate Limited

Reference number: 604283

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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.
  • Minstergate Limited (FRN 604283) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Minstergate's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Minstergate, 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 minstergate.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07850 093174 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode LE2 7SL
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Other names (15)

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

  • Drive MG Hull Trading name
  • Drive MG Scarborough Trading name
  • Drive MG York Trading name
  • Minstergate Hull Trading name
  • Minstergate Hutton Cranswick Trading name
  • Minstergate Hyundai Trading name
  • Minstergate Hyundai Hull Trading name
  • Minstergate Hyundai Scarborough Trading name
  • Minstergate Hyundai York Trading name
  • Minstergate Peugeot Trading name
  • Minstergate Peugeot Scarborough Trading name
  • Minstergate Scarborough Trading name
  • Minstergate York Trading name
  • Minstergate Hull Limited Former name
  • Panel & Paint Body Shop Former trading 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
04554138
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 October 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
. Freemens Common Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 7SL, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen Thomas Bessex Director Apr 1957 10 Mar 2023 7 other companies
Richard Paul Manning Director Dec 1954 10 Mar 2023 None
Hitesh Katechia Director Dec 1966 6 Jul 2026 3 other companies
Hitesh Katechia Secretary Not published 6 Jul 2026 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
7
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

14 months to 28 February 2023Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£699k

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Net assets

£1.78m

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Cash at bank

£62.9k

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Employees (average)

106

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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 04554138. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (44)

2023

10 March 2023

  • Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 4 new directors took over
  • Drive Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mark Paul Campey no longer has significant control

Companies House

2018

20 April 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "Minstergate Hull Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Mark Paul Campey gained significant control

Companies House

2013

11 July 2013

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2002

4 October 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 44 events

  • All 44 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 19
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Firms connected to Minstergate

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

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

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

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 44 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Minstergate Limited FCA authorised?
Minstergate Limited (FRN 604283) 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 Minstergate?
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. Minstergate Limited (FRN 604283) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Minstergate's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Minstergate, 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 Minstergate’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07850 093174 and the website minstergate.co.uk for Minstergate. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Minstergate a scam or clone?
Minstergate 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 Minstergate?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Minstergate's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Minstergate?
Minstergate is owned by Drive Investments Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 10 March 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Mark Paul Campey.
Who runs Minstergate?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Minstergate: Stephen Thomas Bessex, Richard Paul Manning and Hitesh Katechia.
How long has Minstergate been in business?
The company was formed on 4 October 2002.
What do Minstergate’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2023, show profit before tax of £699k (no earlier figure to compare) and net assets of £1.78m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Minstergate use any other names?
It trades as Drive MG Hull, Drive MG Scarborough, Drive MG York, Minstergate Hull and Minstergate Hutton Cranswick, and 8 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: Minstergate Hull Limited and Panel & Paint Body Shop.

Sources and links

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