Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Limited

Reference number: 417131

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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

Park's of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited Reference number: 308476 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.
  • Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Limited (FRN 417131) is an AR of Park's of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited (FRN 308476). When you use Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage), 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 parks.uk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01698 303900 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode ML3 0AY
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Other names (14)

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

  • Bentley Glasgow Trading name
  • Lamborghini Leeds Trading name
  • Macrae & Dick Trading name
  • McLaren Glasgow Trading name
  • McLaren Leeds Trading name
  • Motorhomes Scotland Trading name
  • Park's Trading name
  • Park's Mazda Ayr Trading name
  • Park's Mitsubishi Ayr Trading name
  • Park's Motor Group Trading name
  • Park's Motor Group & Strathaven Caravan Centre Trading name
  • Strathaven Caravan Centre Trading name
  • Thistle Vehicle Leasing Trading name
  • www.parks.uk.com Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Park's of Hamilton (Holdings) 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
SC061896
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 March 1977 (49 years old)
Registered office
Park House, 14 Bothwell Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ML3 0AY
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)
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
William Cumming Director Jan 1967 4 May 2006 25 other companies
Ross William Park Director Dec 1981 6 Apr 2010 23 other companies
Graeme Thomas Park Director Jan 1984 4 Oct 2012 22 other companies
Michael Neilson Andrews Director Dec 1971 1 Nov 2015 None
Alasdair George Noble Director May 1972 17 Nov 2017 24 other companies
Ian Barron Mackay Director Feb 1949 Not published 25 other companies
Alasdair George Noble Secretary Not published 6 Oct 2017 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
29
closed down
17
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 29 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 26 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 19 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£862.4m

+9% from £791.0m

Profit before tax

£17.3m

−3.6% from £17.9m

Net assets

£26.8m

−35% from £41.0m

Cash at bank

£300k

−97% from £11.3m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 SC061896. 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

Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (45)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Parks Of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1977

9 March 1977

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 45 events

  • All 45 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 28
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Firms connected to Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
3
share a director
3
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)

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

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  • 29 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 45 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Limited FCA authorised?
Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Limited (FRN 417131) 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 Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)?
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. Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) Limited (FRN 417131) is an AR of Park's of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited (FRN 308476). When you use Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage), 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 Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01698 303900 and the website parks.uk.com for Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage). 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 3 other FCA firms.
Is Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) a scam or clone?
Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) 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 Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)?
Protection works through Park's of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)?
Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) is owned by Parks Of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage): William Cumming, Ross William Park, Graeme Thomas Park, Michael Neilson Andrews, Alasdair George Noble and Ian Barron Mackay.
How long has Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) been in business?
The company was formed on 9 March 1977.
What do Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £862.4m (+9% from £791.0m) and profit before tax of £17.3m (−3.6% from £17.9m).
Does Park's of Hamilton (Townhead Garage) use any other names?
It trades as Bentley Glasgow, Lamborghini Leeds, Macrae & Dick, McLaren Glasgow and McLaren Leeds, and 9 more names.

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