Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited

Reference number: 203719

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Introducer appointed representative

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Responsible principal firm

MARSH LIMITED Reference number: 307511 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited (FRN 203719) introduces customers to MARSH LIMITED (FRN 307511). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Scottish Motor Trade Association.
  • Example: if Scottish Motor Trade Association refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Scottish Motor Trade Association itself.
  • 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When smta.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0131 331 5510 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH30 9NS
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Other names (1)

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

  • SMTA Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Marsh 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 name
THE SCOTTISH MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION LTD.
Company number
SC005898
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
9 June 1905 (121 years old)
Registered office
Palmerston House, 10, The Loan, South Queensferry, EH30 9NS
Nature of business
  • Activities of business and employers membership organisations (SIC 94110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Stuart Vasey Kinghorn Director Sep 1950 24 Jun 1993 1 other company
Ian Grieve Director Aug 1946 24 Jun 2009 5 other companies
Alexander Campbell Director Feb 1965 29 Jun 2011 3 other companies
Graham Wallace Greenwood Director Apr 1962 29 Jun 2011 7 other companies
Alexander Rennie Mcgarva Director Nov 1969 29 Jun 2016 1 other company
Edward John Thomson Director Sep 1971 20 Oct 2021 5 other companies
Colin Kenneth Walker Mcallister Director Apr 1967 20 Oct 2021 None
Gordon Inglis Director May 1980 9 Sep 2024 1 other company
Alan Glen P Gall Director Aug 1972 1 Nov 2024 7 other companies
Alison Agnes Mitchell Director Feb 1969 30 Jul 2025 4 other companies
Gavin Richard Mckelvey Forbes Director Jan 1970 30 Jul 2025 None

Other companies run by these 11 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
18
closed down
3
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 18 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 11 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 5 companies these 11 directors run together
  • All 98 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£4.55m

−9.8% from £5.04m

Profit before tax

£202k

−44% from £359k

Cash at bank

£2.54m

No earlier figure to compare

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Figures from the year to 31 March 2022 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

The figures for the year to 31 March 2025 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC005898. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Scottish Motor Trade Association’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (178)

2024

2 November 2024

  • Alan Glen P Gall gained significant control
  • William Alexander Burgess no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • William Alexander Burgess gained significant control

Companies House

2001

1 January 2001

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1905

9 June 1905

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 178 events

  • All 178 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 172
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Firms connected to Scottish Motor Trade Association

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
past link
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Scottish Motor Trade Association

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

In the Edinburgh (EH) 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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  • 18 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 178 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited FCA authorised?
Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited (FRN 203719) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Scottish Motor Trade Association?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited (FRN 203719) introduces customers to MARSH LIMITED (FRN 307511). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Scottish Motor Trade Association. Example: if Scottish Motor Trade Association refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Scottish Motor Trade Association itself. 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 Scottish Motor Trade Association’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 331 5510 and the website smta.co.uk for Scottish Motor Trade Association. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Scottish Motor Trade Association a scam or clone?
Scottish Motor Trade Association 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 Scottish Motor Trade Association?
Protection works through Marsh Limited, the principal firm responsible for Scottish Motor Trade Association's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Scottish Motor Trade Association?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Scottish Motor Trade Association: Mr Alan Glen P Gall (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr William Alexander Burgess.
Who runs Scottish Motor Trade Association?
Companies House lists 11 directors of Scottish Motor Trade Association: James Stuart Vasey Kinghorn, Ian Grieve, Alexander Campbell, Graham Wallace Greenwood, Alexander Rennie McGarva, Edward John Thomson and 5 more.
How long has Scottish Motor Trade Association been in business?
The company was formed on 9 June 1905.
What do Scottish Motor Trade Association’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £4.55m (−9.8% from £5.04m) and profit before tax of £202k (−44% from £359k).
Does Scottish Motor Trade Association use any other names?
It trades as SMTA.

Sources and links

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