Sinclair Garages (Newport) Ltd
Reference number: 744369
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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 10 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1990
- Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025
Responsible principal firm
SINCLAIR GARAGES LIMITED Reference number: 305925 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.
- Sinclair Garages (Newport) Ltd (FRN 744369) is an AR of SINCLAIR GARAGES LIMITED (FRN 305925). When you use Sinclair Garages (Newport)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Sinclair Garages (Newport), 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
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Phone number
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Address
Corporation Road, Newport, Gwent, NP19 0HE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When sgmercedes.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01633 281111 is
- Who else gives the postcode NP19 0HE
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Mercedes-Benz of Bridgend Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz of Cardiff & Newport Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz of Neyland Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz of Swansea Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Smart of Swansea Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Sinclair Garages 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 number
- 02521128 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 July 1990 (36 years old)
- Registered office
- Sinclair Group Old Field Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LJ, Wales
- Nature of business
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- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew James Sinclair | Director | Aug 1972 | 12 Nov 2003 | 11 other companies |
| Gerald Stanley Sinclair | Director | Jan 1939 | Not published | 7 other companies |
| Eleanora Kay Sinclair | Secretary | Not published | Not published | – |
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
- 14
- closed down
- 5
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 14 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 4 on the FCA register
- The 4 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£76.9m
−9.6% from £85.1m
Profit before tax
£1.91m
−42% from £3.32m
Net assets
£43.6m
+3.5% from £42.2m
Cash at bank
£1.30m
−33% from £1.94m
Turnover and profit
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 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 02521128. 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
Sinclair Garages (Newport)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
28 January 2022
- Andrew James Sinclair no longer has significant control
- Edward Ellis no longer has significant control
- Gerald Stanley Sinclair no longer has significant control
- Jeremy Phillips no longer has significant control
- Judith Sadler no longer has significant control
- Julian Harrington no longer has significant control
- Leanne Smith no longer has significant control
- Richard Gwilym Seaward no longer has significant control
- Sinclair Motor Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2017
11 July 2017
- Andrew James Sinclair gained significant control
- Edward Ellis gained significant control
- Gerald Stanley Sinclair gained significant control
- Jeremy Phillips gained significant control
- Jonathan Mark Sinclair gained significant control
- Jonathan Mark Sinclair no longer has significant control
- Judith Sadler gained significant control
- Julian Harrington gained significant control
- Leanne Smith gained significant control
- Richard Gwilym Seaward gained significant control
Companies House
2016
18 April 2016
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1990
11 July 1990
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 30 events
- All 30 events in its history (21 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Sinclair Garages (Newport)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Sinclair Garages (Newport). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Sinclair Garages (Newport)
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Newport
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- 14 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 30 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, 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