Roy H.G. Tolley Ltd
Reference number: 555115
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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.
- Appointed for 15 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1964
- Accounts filed up to 30 June 2025
Responsible principal firm
Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 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.
- Roy H.G. Tolley Ltd (FRN 555115) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Roy H.G. Tolley's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Roy H.G. Tolley, 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
Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.
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Phone number
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Address
71, Gosbecks Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 9JS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When roytolley.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01206 574488 is
- Who else gives the postcode CO2 9JS
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Tolley's Garage Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Automotive Compliance 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 name
- ROY H.G. TOLLEY LIMITED
- Company number
- 00806618 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 May 1964 (62 years old)
- Registered office
- 73 Gosbecks Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 9JS
- 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)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zelda Judith Tolley | Director | Jun 1958 | 22 Jan 2019 | 2 other companies |
| Stephen Paul Tolley | Director | Dec 1956 | Not published | 2 other companies |
| Zelda Judith Tolley | Secretary | Not published | 26 Jun 2014 | – |
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
- 2
- still active
- 2
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 2 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 2 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£24.6m
+8.7% from £22.6m
Profit before tax
£466k
+200% from £155k
Net assets
£2.50m
+11% from £2.25m
Cash at bank
£2.04m
+129% from £888k
Turnover and profit
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2025
- Both charts, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 00806618. 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
Roy H.G. Tolley’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
8 July 2019
- Zelda Judith Tolley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Stephen Paul Tolley took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2011
25 May 2011
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1964
26 May 1964
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 7 events
- All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to Roy H.G. Tolley
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Roy H.G. Tolley. 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
Firms like Roy H.G. Tolley
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Colchester
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 7 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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