Rybrook Cars Limited

Reference number: 653224

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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.

Responsible principal firm

Sytner Group Limited Reference number: 310540 Authorised 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.
  • Rybrook Cars Limited (FRN 653224) is an AR of Sytner Group Limited (FRN 310540). When you use Rybrook Cars's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Rybrook Cars, 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.

This company holds another FCA record

A company can hold several FCA records, covering different parts of its business, and each one carries its own permissions and protection. The reference number you were given decides which record applies to you.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sytner.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0116 282 1000 is, and the 15 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode LE19 1ST
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Other names (42)

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

  • Volvo Cars Bolton Trading name
  • Volvo Cars Chester Trading name
  • Volvo Cars Preston Trading name
  • Volvo Cars Warrington Trading name
  • Automobili Pininfarina Birmingham Former trading name
  • Conwy Land Rover Former trading name
  • Dealerpx.com Former trading name
  • Maserati Bristol Former trading name
  • McLaren Birmingham Former trading name
  • McLaren Bristol Former trading name
  • Rybrook Former trading name
  • Rybrook Chester Former trading name
  • Rybrook Conwy Jaguar Former trading name
  • Rybrook Conwy Land Rover Former trading name
  • Rybrook Copley Land Rover Former trading name
  • Rybrook Huddersfield Land Rover Former trading name
  • Rybrook Jaguar Former trading name
  • Rybrook Jaguar Conwy Former trading name
  • Rybrook Jaguar Huddersfield Former trading name
  • Rybrook Jaguar Stoke Former trading name
  • Rybrook Land Rover Copley Former trading name
  • Rybrook Land Rover Huddersfield Former trading name
  • Rybrook Land Rover Stoke Former trading name
  • Rybrook Lotus Birmingham Former trading name
  • Rybrook Lotus Bristol Former trading name
  • Rybrook Maserati Former trading name
  • Rybrook Shrewsbury Former trading name
  • Rybrook Specialist Cars Former trading name
  • Rybrook Specialist Cars Birmingham Former trading name
  • Rybrook Specialist Cars Bristol Former trading name
  • Rybrook Volvo Chester Former trading name
  • Rybrook Volvo Warrington Former trading name
  • Rybrook Warrington Former trading name
  • Sytner Jaguar Huddersfield Former trading name
  • Sytner Land Rover Conwy Former trading name
  • Sytner Land Rover Huddersfield Former trading name
  • Sytner Shrewsbury Former trading name
  • Sytner Shrewsbury BMW Former trading name
  • Sytner Shrewsbury BMW Motorrad Former trading name
  • Sytner Shrewsbury MINI Former trading name
  • Sytner Warwick Former trading name
  • Sytner Warwick BMW Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Sytner Group 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, free
    You 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
02268089
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 June 1988 (38 years old)
Registered office
2 Penman Way, Grove Park, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19 1ST, England
Nature of business
  • 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
Simon Moorhouse Director Dec 1973 8 Jan 2024 82 other companies
John Cragg Director Feb 1967 1 Jan 2025 29 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
82
still active
82
are FCA-registered
14

In the full report: all 82 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 14 on the FCA register
  • The 29 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Rybrook Cars’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (107)

2024

8 January 2024

  • Board replaced: all 5 directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House · FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Rybrook Automotive Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

7 November 2014

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1994

15 July 1994

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

1988

16 June 1988

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 107 events

  • All 107 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Rybrook Cars

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

connected firms
9
share its phone number
9
share its postcode
9

In the full report: all 9 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (9), the same postcode (9)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 82 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 107 events in its history
  • 9 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rybrook Cars Limited FCA authorised?
Rybrook Cars Limited (FRN 653224) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Rybrook Cars?
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. Rybrook Cars Limited (FRN 653224) is an AR of Sytner Group Limited (FRN 310540). When you use Rybrook Cars's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Rybrook Cars, 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.
What is Rybrook Cars’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 282 1000 and the website sytner.co.uk for Rybrook Cars. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 15 other FCA firms.
Is Rybrook Cars a scam or clone?
Rybrook Cars 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 Rybrook Cars?
Protection works through Sytner Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Rybrook Cars's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Rybrook Cars?
Rybrook Cars is owned by Rybrook Automotive Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Rybrook Cars?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Rybrook Cars: Simon Moorhouse and John Cragg.
How long has Rybrook Cars been in business?
The company was formed on 16 June 1988.
Does Rybrook Cars use any other names?
It trades as Volvo Cars Bolton, Volvo Cars Chester, Volvo Cars Preston and Volvo Cars Warrington. It has previously used 38 other names, including Automobili Pininfarina Birmingham, Conwy Land Rover and Dealerpx.com.

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