Motorchoice (Scotland) Limited

Reference number: 802080

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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.
  • MOTORCHOICE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED (FRN 802080) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use MOTORCHOICE (SCOTLAND)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from MOTORCHOICE (SCOTLAND), 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01224 407407

  • Address

    Alliance Centre, Greenwell Road, East Tullos Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB12 3AX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01224 407407 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode AB12 3AX
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Other names (55)

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

  • John Clark BYD Aberdeen Trading name
  • John Clark BYD Dundee Trading name
  • John Clark BYD Inverness Trading name
  • John Clark Changan Dundee Trading name
  • John Clark Changan Edinburgh Trading name
  • John Clark Changan Stirling Trading name
  • John Clark Geely Dundee Trading name
  • John Clark Geely Edinburgh Trading name
  • John Clark Geely Stirling Trading name
  • John Clark Kia Peterhead Trading name
  • John Clark MG Dundee Trading name
  • John Clark MG Perth Trading name
  • John Clark Select Dundee Trading name
  • John Clark Select Edinburgh Trading name
  • John Clark Select Inverness Trading name
  • John Clark Select Perth Trading name
  • John Clark Select Stirling Trading name
  • John Clark Volvo Aberdeen Trading name
  • John Clark Volvo Dundee Trading name
  • John Clark Volvo Edinburgh Trading name
  • BYD Aberdeen Former trading name
  • BYD Dundee Former trading name
  • BYD Inverness Former trading name
  • Changan Edinburgh Former trading name
  • Changan Stirling Former trading name
  • Clark Motorchoice Edinburgh Former trading name
  • Geely Dundee Former trading name
  • John Clark Aberdeen Former trading name
  • John Clark Dundee Former trading name
  • John Clark Edinburgh Former trading name
  • John Clark Kia/Select Peterhead Former trading name
  • John Clark MG/Select Dundee Former trading name
  • John Clark MG/Select Perth Former trading name
  • John Clark Select Former trading name
  • John Clark Select/Geely Edinburgh Former trading name
  • John Clark Select/Geely Stirling Former trading name
  • John Clark Volvo Cars Aberdeen Former trading name
  • Kia/Select Peterhead Former trading name
  • MG/Select Dundee Former trading name
  • MG/Select Perth Former trading name
  • Motorchoice Aberdeen Former trading name
  • Motorchoice Central Former trading name
  • Motorchoice Direct Former trading name
  • Motorchoice Dundee Former trading name
  • Motorchoice Edinburgh Former trading name
  • Motorchoice Perth Former trading name
  • Motorchoice Stirling Former trading name
  • Select/Geely Edinburgh Former trading name
  • Select/Geely Stirling Former trading name
  • Volvo Aberdeen Former trading name
  • Volvo Cars Aberdeen Former trading name
  • Volvo Cars Dundee Former trading name
  • Volvo Cars Edinburgh Former trading name
  • Volvo Dundee Former trading name
  • Volvo Edinburgh 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
SC089395
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 August 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office
Alliance Centre Greenwell Road, East Tullos Industrial Estate, Aberdeen, AB12 3AX
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)
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher Jon Clark Director May 1976 1 Jan 2013 13 other companies
Al Edwards Director Jul 1985 3 Jan 2024 2 other companies
Jonathan Paul Inman Director Mar 1972 3 Jan 2024 3 other companies
John Hunter Somerville Clark Director Jul 1947 Not published 17 other companies
Alan Mcintosh Secretary Not published 28 Jun 2016 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
19
closed down
1
are FCA-registered
5

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 on the FCA register
  • The 13 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2017Dormant company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£10.0k

No earlier figure to compare

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.

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 SC089395. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Motorchoice (Scotland)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (135)

2025

13 October 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Motorchoice ( Scotland ) Limited"

FCA register

2 April 2025

  • Christopher Jon Clark gained significant control

Companies House

2018

16 February 2018

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2017

23 July 2017

  • John Clark (Holdings) Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

28 June 2016

  • John Hunter Somerville Clark gained significant control

Companies House

1984

23 August 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 135 events

  • All 135 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Motorchoice (Scotland)

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

connected firms
5
share a director
5
share its phone number
4

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Motorchoice (Scotland)

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

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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 135 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Motorchoice (Scotland) Limited FCA authorised?
Motorchoice (Scotland) Limited (FRN 802080) 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 Motorchoice (Scotland)?
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. Motorchoice (Scotland) Limited (FRN 802080) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Motorchoice (Scotland)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Motorchoice (Scotland), 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 Motorchoice (Scotland)’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01224 407407 for Motorchoice (Scotland). 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 4 other FCA firms.
Is Motorchoice (Scotland) a scam or clone?
Motorchoice (Scotland) 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 Motorchoice (Scotland)?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Motorchoice (Scotland)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Motorchoice (Scotland)?
Motorchoice (Scotland) is owned by John Clark (Holdings) Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 23 July 2017.
Who runs Motorchoice (Scotland)?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Motorchoice (Scotland): Christopher Jon Clark, Al Edwards, Jonathan Paul Inman and John Hunter Somerville Clark.
How long has Motorchoice (Scotland) been in business?
The company was formed on 23 August 1984.
What do Motorchoice (Scotland)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2017, show net assets of £10.0k (no earlier figure to compare). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Motorchoice (Scotland) use any other names?
It trades as John Clark BYD Aberdeen, John Clark BYD Dundee, John Clark BYD Inverness, John Clark Changan Dundee and John Clark Changan Edinburgh, and 15 more names. It has previously used 35 other names, including BYD Aberdeen, BYD Dundee and BYD Inverness.

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