Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services Ltd

Reference number: 504123

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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

Pound Gates and Company Limited Reference number: 304300 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.
  • Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services Ltd (FRN 504123) is an AR of Pound Gates and Company Limited (FRN 304300). When you use Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sevatas.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01473 346100 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IP1 3LG
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Other names (4)

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

  • Contior Trading name
  • Sevatas Trading name
  • Pound Gates Vehicle Management Ltd Former name
  • Senatas Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Pound Gates and Company 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 name
POUND GATES VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Company number
02277851
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 July 1988 (38 years old)
Registered office
Hyde Park House, Crown Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3LG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Risk and damage evaluation (SIC 66210)
  • Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 74909)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kevin Michael Collins Director Feb 1966 7 Sep 2003 4 other companies
Matthew Paul Holmes Director Jul 1975 7 Sep 2003 None
James Francis Sadlier Director Jul 1969 31 Mar 2016 None
Kevin Michael Collins Secretary Not published 29 Sep 2011 –

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
4
closed down
3
is FCA-registered
1

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

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.05m

+1.1% from £2.03m

Cash at bank

£1.08m

−6.5% from £1.15m

Owed within a year

£337k

−25% from £449k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2023 to 2026
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02277851. 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

Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (18)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Kevin Michael Collins took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

19 February 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Pound Gates Vehicle Management Ltd"

FCA register

2009

24 July 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2003

7 September 2003

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1988

15 July 1988

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services

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

In Ipswich

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services Ltd (FRN 504123) 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 Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services?
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. Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services Ltd (FRN 504123) is an AR of Pound Gates and Company Limited (FRN 304300). When you use Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services, 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 Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01473 346100 and the website sevatas.com for Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services a scam or clone?
Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services 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 Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services?
Protection works through Pound Gates and Company Limited, the principal firm responsible for Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services: Mr Kevin Michael Collins (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services: Kevin Michael Collins, Matthew Paul Holmes and James Francis Sadlier.
How long has Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services been in business?
The company was formed on 15 July 1988.
What do Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £2.05m (+1.1% from £2.03m) and cash at bank of £1.08m (−6.5% from £1.15m).
Does Pound Gates Vehicle Management Services use any other names?
It trades as Contior and Sevatas. It has previously used 2 other names: Pound Gates Vehicle Management Ltd and Senatas.

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