Motor Outlet 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 10 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2008
Accounts filed up to 31 August 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.
Motor Outlet Limited (FRN 736806) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Motor Outlet's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Motor Outlet, 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.

This company holds another FCA record

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

Motor Outlet Limited Reference number: 655751 Authorised

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

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

0151 527 3000
Address

Dunnings Bridge Road, Netherton, Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, L30 6YW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When motorrange.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0151 527 3000 is
Who else gives the postcode L30 6YW

Other names (3)

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

Motor Range Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Motor Range Liverpool Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Motor Range Manchester 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: 06590410 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 12 May 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office: Motor Range, Dunnings Bridge Road, Bootle, L30 6YW, England
Nature of business: Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Robert John Padden	Director	Mar 1959	12 May 2008	1 other company
Steven James Padden	Director	Mar 1960	12 May 2008	5 other companies
Rebecca Claire Lane	Director	Jul 1990	1 Dec 2023	1 other company
Steven James Padden	Secretary	Not published	12 May 2008	5 other companies

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: 6
closed down: 4
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 6 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 1 company these 3 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£105.3m

+14% from £92.6m

Profit before tax

£530k

−30% from £757k

Net assets

£6.29m

+5.9% from £5.94m

Cash at bank

£137k

+51% from £90.6k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
Both charts, 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.

The figures for the year to 31 August 2025 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

These are group figures: the firm and the companies it owns, combined.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06590410. 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 Outlet’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (10)

2016

6 April 2016

Robert John Padden became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Steven James Padden became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

16 February 2016

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2008

12 May 2008

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

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6 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
4 years of accounts, charted
All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Motor Outlet Limited FCA authorised?

Motor Outlet Limited (FRN 736806) 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 Motor Outlet?

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 Outlet Limited (FRN 736806) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Motor Outlet's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Motor Outlet, 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 Motor Outlet’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0151 527 3000 and the website motorrange.co.uk for Motor Outlet. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Motor Outlet a scam or clone?

Motor Outlet 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 Motor Outlet?

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

Who owns Motor Outlet?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Motor Outlet: Mr Steven James Padden (25–50% of shares) and Mr Robert John Padden (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Motor Outlet?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Motor Outlet: Robert John Padden, Steven James Padden and Rebecca Claire Lane.

How long has Motor Outlet been in business?

The company was formed on 12 May 2008.

What do Motor Outlet’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show turnover of £105.3m (+14% from £92.6m) and profit before tax of £530k (−30% from £757k).

Does Motor Outlet use any other names?

It trades as Motor Range, Motor Range Liverpool and Motor Range Manchester.