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 5 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2020
- Accounts filed up to 31 August 2024
- On its latest accounts it owed £8,363 more than it owned
Responsible principal firm
The Compliance Guys Ltd Reference number: 941360 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.
- Motor Genius Group Ltd (FRN 960504) is an AR of The Compliance Guys Ltd (FRN 941360). When you use Motor Genius Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Motor Genius Group, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Cambrian Complex, Ystrad Road, Fforestfach, Swansea, Swansea, SA5 4HJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07983 738259 is
- Who else gives the postcode SA5 4HJ
Other names (16)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- carbuyer.deals Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- carbuyingcompanion.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- comparemotorfinance.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- fuelpricedata.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Motor Genius Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- motorhistory.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- motoring.news Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- motoring.today Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- motorlend.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- motor.reviews Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- motorsearch.ai Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Sun Motors Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- We Can Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- www.fuelpricedata.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- www.motorhistory.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- We Can Finance Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through The Compliance Guys Ltd, 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, freeYou 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
- 12817070 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 August 2020 (6 years old)
- Registered office
- Unity House, Bird Hall Lane, Stockport, Cheshire, SK3 0UX, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Mcdonald | Director | Oct 1983 | 5 Aug 2021 | 5 other companies |
| Jane Mcbeth | Director | Mar 1973 | 19 Apr 2024 | 1 other company |
| Liam Hewitt | Director | Apr 1990 | 19 Apr 2024 | None |
| Jonathan Seaman | Director | Mar 1975 | 19 Apr 2024 | 6 other companies |
| Philip Meade Kehoe | Director | Jul 1972 | 8 Apr 2025 | 3 other companies |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 15
- closed down
- 6
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 15 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
−£8,363
Down £8,364 from £1
Employees (average)
0
No earlier figure to compare
Owed within a year
£2
No earlier figure to compare
Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £8,363 more than it owned.
Net assets
In the full report: all 4 years of accounts
- Every year from 2021 to 2024
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 12817070. 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
Motor Genius Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
16 April 2026
- Auto Finance Technology Ltd became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
7 April 2026
- Nicholas McDonald stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2025
8 April 2025
- Auto Finance Technology became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
- Jonathan Lee Rix stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2024
14 August 2024
- Changed its registered name from "We Can Finance Ltd"
FCA register
2021
15 October 2021
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
5 August 2021
- Jamie Lee Rees gave up control
- Jonathan Lee Rix became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Nicholas McDonald became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2020
17 August 2020
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Jamie Lee Rees took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 35 events
- All 35 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 9
Firms connected to Motor Genius Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Motor Genius Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Motor Genius Group
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Swansea
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- 15 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 4 years of accounts, charted
- All 35 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk