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
LITHIA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED Reference number: 312666 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.
- Reg Vardy Limited (FRN 404958) is an AR of LITHIA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED (FRN 312666). When you use Reg Vardy's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Reg Vardy, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Loxley House, 2 Oakwood Court, Little Oak Drive, Annesely, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 0DR, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01623 725200 is, and the 13 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode NG15 0DR
Other names (6)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Drive Away Car Finance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Evans Halshaw Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Motor Zone Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Reg Vardy Financial Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Reg Vardy Plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Bushbury Landrover Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Lithia Financial Services 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, freeYou 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
- 00611190 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 September 1958 (68 years old)
- Registered office
- Lithia House 2 Oakwood Court, Little Oak Drive, Annesley, Nottingham, NG15 0DR, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENDRAGON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate director | Not published | 18 May 2006 | 61 other companies |
| David Neil Williamson | Director | Dec 1965 | 1 Feb 2024 | 115 other companies |
| Richard James Maloney | Director | Dec 1977 | 1 Jul 2024 | 93 other companies |
| Richard John Thomas | Director | Sep 1973 | 2 Sep 2024 | 99 other companies |
| Richard James Maloney | Secretary | Not published | 27 Oct 2006 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 157
- closed down
- 60
- are FCA-registered
- 18
In the full report: all 157 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 18 on the FCA register
- The 98 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Reg Vardy’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
23 October 2023
- Pendragon Group Holdings Limited gave up control
- Pendragon Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Pendragon Newco 2 Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Pendragon PLC gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Pendragon PLC took control (75–100% of votes)
Companies House
2015
5 October 2015
- Changed its registered name from "Reg Vardy Plc"
FCA register
2006
14 February 2006
- Board replaced: all 5 directors left and 4 new directors took over
Companies House
2005
14 January 2005
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1958
12 September 1958
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 51 events
- All 51 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 35
Firms connected to Reg Vardy
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Reg Vardy. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share a director
- 12
- share its phone number
- 10
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (10), the same postcode (9)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Reg Vardy
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- 157 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 51 events in its history
- 12 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
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk