Reid & Adams Limited

Reference number: 958803

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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 carconnections.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 333 8181 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DG9 0EP
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Other names (4)

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

  • Car Connections Trading name
  • https://www.carconnections.co.uk/ Trading name
  • www.cc-specialist.co.uk Trading name
  • www.cc-str.co.uk 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 (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.

Company number
SC706575
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 August 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
Castle Court, 8 Castle Street, Stranraer, DG9 7RT, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Shirley Anne Burgess Director Mar 1961 12 Aug 2021 5 other companies
William Alexander Burgess Director Jul 1958 12 Aug 2021 11 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
12
closed down
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 12 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£19.9k

−25% from £26.4k

Cash at bank

£56.3k

−64% from £157k

Employees (average)

2

+100% from 1

Owed within a year

£291k

+4.6% from £278k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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 SC706575. 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

Reid & Adams’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (14)

2026

5 May 2026

  • Shirley Anne Burgess gave up control

Companies House

2022

4 July 2022

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

FCA register

2021

12 August 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Shirley Anne Burgess took control (75–100% of shares)
  • William Alexander Burgess took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Reid & Adams

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Reid & Adams. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Reid & Adams

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Stranraer

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In the Dumfries (DG) postcode area

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Reid & Adams Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Reid & Adams Limited (FRN 958803) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2022 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Reid & Adams’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 333 8181 and the website carconnections.co.uk for Reid & Adams. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Reid & Adams a scam or clone?
Reid & Adams 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 Reid & Adams?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Reid & Adams handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Reid & Adams to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Reid & Adams?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Reid & Adams: Mr William Alexander Burgess (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Shirley Anne Burgess.
Who runs Reid & Adams?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Reid & Adams: Shirley Anne Burgess and William Alexander Burgess.
How long has Reid & Adams been in business?
The company was formed on 12 August 2021, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2022.
What do Reid & Adams’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £19.9k (−25% from £26.4k) and cash at bank of £56.3k (−64% from £157k).
Does Reid & Adams use any other names?
It trades as Car Connections, https://www.carconnections.co.uk/, www.cc-specialist.co.uk and www.cc-str.co.uk.

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