Rix Motor Company Limited

Reference number: 656238

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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 rixmotors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01925 230360 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WA2 8JP
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Other names (3)

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

  • Accept Car Finance Trading name
  • Car Finance 4U Trading name
  • HR Sports and Classics 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
01837284
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 July 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office
Rix Motor Co Ltd, Hawleys Lane, Warrington, WA2 8JP, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Reginald Rix Director May 1959 8 Dec 2017 None
Charles Jessie James Rix Director Mar 1989 13 Aug 2018 3 other companies
Henry Trevor Rix Director May 1990 13 Aug 2018 None
Jane Rix Secretary Not published Not published –

Other companies run by these 3 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
3
still active
3
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.06m

+53% from £689k

Net assets

£5.17m

<1% from £5.18m

Cash at bank

£21

Down £233 from £254

Owed within a year

£6.23m

−25% from £8.27m

The accounts for the year to 31 October 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £36.7m, for the year to 31 October 2023.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 01837284. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (16)

2024

27 October 2024

  • Rix Motor Company Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

25 October 2024

  • Reginald Rix stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

31 May 2016

  • Reginald Rix became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

9 February 2015

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

FCA register

1984

31 July 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Rix Motor Company

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Rix Motor Company

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

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rix Motor Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Rix Motor Company Limited (FRN 656238) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Rix Motor Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01925 230360 and the website rixmotors.co.uk for Rix Motor Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Rix Motor Company a scam or clone?
Rix 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 Rix Motor Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Rix Motor Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Rix Motor Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Rix Motor Company?
Rix Motor Company is owned by Rix Motor Company Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 27 October 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Reginald Rix.
Who runs Rix Motor Company?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Rix Motor Company: Reginald Rix, Charles Jessie James Rix and Henry Trevor Rix.
How long has Rix Motor Company been in business?
The company was formed on 31 July 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Rix Motor Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show profit before tax of £1.06m (+53% from £689k) and net assets of £5.17m (<1% from £5.18m).
Does Rix Motor Company use any other names?
It trades as Accept Car Finance, Car Finance 4U and HR Sports and Classics.

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