prestige & performance cars limited

Reference number: 652847

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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

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 911virgin.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01895 255222 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SL0 0EE
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Other names (3)

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

  • 911virgin.com Trading name
  • Charter-Solent.co.uk Trading name
  • CCTV42 Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit 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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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
03219800
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 July 1996 (30 years old)
Registered office
Watergate Farm, Cherry Tree Lane, Iver, SL0 0EE, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (SIC 47910)
  • Renting and leasing of passenger water transport equipment (SIC 77341)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Henry Peter Firman Director Sep 1966 3 Jul 1996 None
Mary Norvalia Harris Director Feb 1942 10 Jul 1999 None
Sharon Theresa Firman Secretary Not published 18 Jul 1998 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.53m

−15% from £1.79m

Cash at bank

£584k

+61% from £363k

Employees (average)

11

Same as 11

Owed within a year

£416k

+61% from £258k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 03219800. 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

Prestige & performance cars’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (15)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Henry Peter Firman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sharon Theresa Firman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

12 December 2014

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

FCA register

1996

3 July 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is prestige & performance cars limited FCA authorised?
Yes, prestige & performance cars limited (FRN 652847) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2014 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is prestige & performance cars’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01895 255222 and the website 911virgin.com for prestige & performance cars. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is prestige & performance cars a scam or clone?
prestige & performance cars 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 prestige & performance cars?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how prestige & performance cars handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about prestige & performance cars to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns prestige & performance cars?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of prestige & performance cars: Mrs Sharon Theresa Firman (25–50% of shares) and Mr Henry Peter Firman (25–50% of shares).
Who runs prestige & performance cars?
Companies House lists 2 directors of prestige & performance cars: Henry Peter Firman and Mary Norvalia Harris.
How long has prestige & performance cars been in business?
The company was formed on 3 July 1996, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2014.
What do prestige & performance cars’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £1.53m (−15% from £1.79m) and cash at bank of £584k (+61% from £363k).
Does prestige & performance cars use any other names?
It trades as 911virgin.com and Charter-Solent.co.uk. It has previously used the name CCTV42.

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