Platts Motor Company Limited

Reference number: 669594

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When platts.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01628 894100 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SL7 2NJ
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Other names (9)

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

  • Platts Trading name
  • Platts Direct 2 You Trading name
  • Platts Ford Trading name
  • Platts Garage Trading name
  • Platts of Marlow Trading name
  • Platts Suzuki Trading name
  • Autobase Former trading name
  • Platts Hyundai Former trading name
  • Platts of High Wycombe Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
00550585
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 June 1955 (71 years old)
Registered office
. West Street, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 2NJ, United Kingdom
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
Joanna Susan Brookes Director Aug 1963 Not published 2 other companies
Alison Elizabeth Hardiman Platt Director Nov 1965 Not published 1 other company
Timothy James Platt Director May 1960 Not published 3 other companies
Bevan James Platt Director Jul 1934 Not published 4 other companies
Timothy James Platt Secretary Not published 28 Jun 2009 3 other companies

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
6
closed down
2
run together
3

In the full report: all 6 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 3 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£5.68m

<1% from £5.63m

Cash at bank

£1.38m

+26% from £1.09m

Employees (average)

25

Same as 25

Owed within a year

£749k

+24% from £605k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00550585. 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

Platts Motor Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (25)

2022

22 February 2022

  • Bevan James Platt became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Bevan James Platt stopped being a part-owner
  • Timothy James Platt stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Bevan James Platt became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Timothy James Platt became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

17 February 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1955

11 June 1955

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms like Platts Motor Company

Other firms of the same type (car leasing or hire), nearest first.

In Marlow

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In the Slough (SL) postcode area

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Platts Motor Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Platts Motor Company Limited (FRN 669594) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Platts Motor Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01628 894100 and the website PLATTS.CO.UK for Platts Motor Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Platts Motor Company a scam or clone?
Platts Motor Company 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 Platts Motor Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Platts Motor Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Platts Motor Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Platts Motor Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Platts Motor Company: Mr Bevan James Platt (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Timothy James Platt.
Who runs Platts Motor Company?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Platts Motor Company: Joanna Susan Brookes, Alison Elizabeth Hardiman Platt, Timothy James Platt and Bevan James Platt.
How long has Platts Motor Company been in business?
The company was formed on 11 June 1955, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Platts Motor Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £5.68m (<1% from £5.63m) and cash at bank of £1.38m (+26% from £1.09m).
Does Platts Motor Company use any other names?
It trades as Platts, Platts Direct 2 You, Platts Ford, Platts Garage and Platts of Marlow, and 1 more names. It has previously used 3 other names: Autobase, Platts Hyundai and Platts of High Wycombe.

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