Prentice Portadown Limited

Reference number: 759850

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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

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.
  • Prentice Portadown Limited (FRN 759850) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Prentice Portadown's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Prentice Portadown, 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 prenticebmw.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 028 3833 8833 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT1 3ET
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Other names (6)

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

  • Prentice BMW Trading name
  • Prenticebmw.co.uk Trading name
  • Prentice Mini Trading name
  • Prenticemini.co.uk Trading name
  • Prentice Trade Trading name
  • Shelf Company 1000 Limited Former name

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
NI626334
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 August 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Suite 2.06, Custom House Custom House Square, Belfast, BT1 3ET, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Joanne Elaine Houston Director May 1968 10 Aug 2016 3 other companies
Peter Samuel Houston Director Mar 1964 2 May 2019 5 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
5
closed down
1
run together
3

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£59.9m

+26% from £47.6m

Profit before tax

£674k

−25% from £904k

Net assets

£2.69m

+13% from £2.39m

Cash at bank

£4,724

−99% from £417k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 NI626334. 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

Prentice Portadown’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (19)

2016

3 November 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Shelf Company 1000 Limited"

FCA register

4 October 2016

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

16 August 2016

  • Wifco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

10 August 2016

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

Companies House

2014

28 August 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms like Prentice Portadown

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

In the Belfast (BT) postcode area

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Prentice Portadown Limited FCA authorised?
Prentice Portadown Limited (FRN 759850) 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 Prentice Portadown?
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. Prentice Portadown Limited (FRN 759850) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Prentice Portadown's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Prentice Portadown, 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 Prentice Portadown’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 3833 8833 and the website prenticebmw.co.uk for Prentice Portadown. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Prentice Portadown a scam or clone?
Prentice Portadown 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 Prentice Portadown?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Prentice Portadown's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Prentice Portadown?
Prentice Portadown is owned by Wifco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 16 August 2016.
Who runs Prentice Portadown?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Prentice Portadown: Joanne Elaine Houston and Peter Samuel Houston.
How long has Prentice Portadown been in business?
The company was formed on 28 August 2014.
What do Prentice Portadown’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £59.9m (+26% from £47.6m) and profit before tax of £674k (−25% from £904k).
Does Prentice Portadown use any other names?
It trades as Prentice BMW, Prenticebmw.co.uk, Prentice Mini, Prenticemini.co.uk and Prentice Trade. It has previously used the name Shelf Company 1000 Limited.

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