Read Burton Limited
Reference number: 707106
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No longer an appointed representative
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Registration ended 17 June 2015.
Website, phone number and address
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Last known website
read-motorgroup.co.uk
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Last known phone number
01283 531331
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Last known address
New Street, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3QW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When read-motorgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01283 531331 is
- Who else gives the postcode DE14 3QW
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- T.L. Darby Buzz Centre Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- T.L. Darby Volkswagen Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- T.L.Darby Volkswagen.Co.Uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- T.L. DARBY LIMITED Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- T.L.Darby Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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.
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- This company has insolvency history on record.
- Company number
- 01003014 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Liquidation
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 February 1971 (55 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Frp Advisory Trading Limited Derby House, 12 Winckley Square, Preston, PR1 3JJ
- Nature of business
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- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
- Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael David Read | Director | Apr 1964 | 13 Mar 2024 | 9 other companies |
| Nicola Jane Read | Director | Sep 1963 | 13 Mar 2024 | 7 other companies |
| Nicola Jane Read | Secretary | Not published | 13 Mar 2024 | – |
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
- 10
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 5
In the full report: all 10 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 5 on the FCA register, including 3 no longer authorised
- The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£24.2m
Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time
Profit before tax
−£800k
Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time
Net assets
−£276k
−121% from £1.30m
Cash at bank
£110
−100% from £303k
Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £276k more than it owned.
The previous accounts cover 6 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.
Turnover and profit
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 01003014. 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
Read Burton’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
4 September 2025
- Changed its registered name from "T.L.Darby Ltd"
FCA register
2024
3 June 2024
- Changed its registered name from "T.L. DARBY LIMITED"
FCA register
13 March 2024
- Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
- Read Motor Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- T L Darby Holdings Ltd no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- T L Darby Holdings Ltd gained significant control
Companies House
2015
17 June 2015
- Stopped being an appointed representative
FCA register
1971
22 February 1971
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 25 events
- All 25 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 14
Firms connected to Read Burton
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Read Burton. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 6
- no longer authorised
- 3
- share a director
- 5
In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Read Burton
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Burton-on-Trent
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 25 events in its history
- 6 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk