Principality Motor Company Ltd

Reference number: 791932

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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 vanzone.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 029 2267 8018 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CF63 4HB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Vanzone 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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
10895501
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 August 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Fairway House Links Business Park, St. Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 0LT, Wales
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jamie Dean Hawkins Director Jun 1970 2 Aug 2017 4 other companies
Sarah Louise Hawkins Director Mar 1981 2 Aug 2017 4 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
4
closed down
3
run together
4

In the full report: all 4 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 4 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£153k

−38% from £245k

Cash at bank

£347k

+110% from £165k

Employees (average)

24

−11% from 27

Owed within a year

£300k

+13% from £267k

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 10895501. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (16)

2026

1 February 2026

  • Sarah Louise Hawkins became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Sarah Louise Hawkins stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2017

2 November 2017

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

FCA register

2 August 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Jamie Dean Hawkins became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Sarah Louise Hawkins became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Principality Motor Company Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Principality Motor Company Ltd (FRN 791932) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2017 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Principality Motor Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 029 2267 8018 and the website vanzone.co.uk for Principality Motor Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Principality Motor Company a scam or clone?
Principality 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 Principality Motor Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Principality Motor Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Principality Motor Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Principality Motor Company?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Principality Motor Company: Ms Sarah Louise Hawkins (50–75% of shares) and Mr Jamie Dean Hawkins (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Principality Motor Company?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Principality Motor Company: Jamie Dean Hawkins and Sarah Louise Hawkins.
How long has Principality Motor Company been in business?
The company was formed on 2 August 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2017.
What do Principality Motor Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £153k (−38% from £245k) and cash at bank of £347k (+110% from £165k).
Does Principality Motor Company use any other names?
It trades as Vanzone.

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