Sam Smith Motor Retail Ltd

Reference number: 787561

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When smithssportsandperformance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07787 413331 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE13 1NA
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Other names (2)

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

  • Smiths Sports and Performance Trading name
  • Smiths Sports & Performance 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.
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  • 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
09802351
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 September 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Unit 29 Loughborough Technology Centre, Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3GE, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Samuel Andrew Smith Director Aug 1988 30 Sep 2015 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.56m

+12% from £1.40m

Cash at bank

£300k

+23% from £245k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£1.34m

−2.7% from £1.38m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 09802351. 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

Sam Smith Motor Retail’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (11)

2017

8 September 2017

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Samuel Andrew Smith took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

30 September 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sam Smith Motor Retail Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Sam Smith Motor Retail Ltd (FRN 787561) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2017 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Sam Smith Motor Retail’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07787 413331 and the website smithssportsandperformance.co.uk for Sam Smith Motor Retail. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sam Smith Motor Retail a scam or clone?
Sam Smith Motor Retail 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 Sam Smith Motor Retail?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Sam Smith Motor Retail handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Sam Smith Motor Retail to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sam Smith Motor Retail?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sam Smith Motor Retail: Mr Samuel Andrew Smith (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Sam Smith Motor Retail?
Companies House lists one director of Sam Smith Motor Retail: Samuel Andrew Smith.
How long has Sam Smith Motor Retail been in business?
The company was formed on 30 September 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2017.
What do Sam Smith Motor Retail’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £1.56m (+12% from £1.40m) and cash at bank of £300k (+23% from £245k).
Does Sam Smith Motor Retail use any other names?
It trades as Smiths Sports and Performance and Smiths Sports & Performance.

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