Quirks Car Company Limited

Reference number: 663966

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When quirkscarco.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01268 590066 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS12 9JG
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Other names (2)

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

  • Quirks Car Co Trading name
  • Quirks Cars Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
05180074
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 July 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
Pkf Littlejohn Advisory Limited, 30 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf Estate, London, E14 5RE
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ross Alexander Quirk Director Apr 1978 12 Aug 2004 None
Ross Alexander Quirk Secretary Not published 1 Aug 2018 –
Carla-Marie Quirk Secretary Not published 1 Apr 2019 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

16 months to 31 December 2024Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£108k

−76% from £442k

Cash at bank

£139k

+231% from £42.1k

Employees (average)

16

−5.9% from 17

Owed within a year

£3.02m

−10% from £3.37m

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 05180074. 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

Quirks Car Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (18)

2019

19 July 2019

  • Ross Alexander Quirk stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

21 March 2019

  • Linda Mary Quirk stopped being a part-owner
  • Quirks Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

21 September 2018

  • Howard Gregor Frank Quirk Dec'D stopped being a part-owner
  • Linda Mary Quirk became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

1 July 2016

  • Howard Gregor Frank Quirk Dec'D became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Ross Alexander Quirk became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

4 March 2015

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

FCA register

2004

14 July 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Quirks Car Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Quirks Car Company Limited (FRN 663966) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Quirks Car Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01268 590066 and the website quirkscarco.co.uk for Quirks Car Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Quirks Car Company a scam or clone?
Quirks Car 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 Quirks Car Company?
Quirks Car Company is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Quirks Car Company?
Quirks Car Company is owned by Quirks Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 21 March 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Howard Gregor Frank Quirk Dec'D, Mrs Linda Mary Quirk and Mr Ross Alexander Quirk.
Who runs Quirks Car Company?
Companies House lists one director of Quirks Car Company: Ross Alexander Quirk.
How long has Quirks Car Company been in business?
The company was formed on 14 July 2004. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Quirks Car Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £108k (−76% from £442k) and cash at bank of £139k (+231% from £42.1k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Quirks Car Company use any other names?
It trades as Quirks Car Co. It has previously used the name Quirks Cars.

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