Sinclair Garages (Swansea) Limited

Reference number: 579962

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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

SINCLAIR GARAGES LIMITED Reference number: 305925 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.
  • Sinclair Garages (Swansea) Limited (FRN 579962) is an AR of SINCLAIR GARAGES LIMITED (FRN 305925). When you use Sinclair Garages (Swansea)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Sinclair Garages (Swansea), 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sinclairgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01656 868700 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode CF35 5LJ
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Other names (11)

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

  • Sinclair Hyundai Aberystwyth Trading name
  • Sinclair Jaguar Cardiff Trading name
  • Sinclair Jaguar Swansea Trading name
  • Sinclair Land Rover Aberystwyth Trading name
  • Sinclair Land Rover Cardiff Trading name
  • Sinclair Land Rover Ludlow Trading name
  • Sinclair Land Rover Newport Trading name
  • Sinclair Landrover of Hay-on-Wye Trading name
  • Sinclair Land Rover Swansea Trading name
  • WALTERS AUTOMOTIVES LIMITED Former name
  • LIKES LAND ROVER Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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
06141261
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 March 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Sinclair Group Old Field Road, Pencoed, Bridgend, CF35 5LJ, Wales
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gerald Stanley Sinclair Director Jan 1939 14 Dec 2018 3 other companies
Andrew James Sinclair Director Aug 1972 14 Dec 2018 11 other companies
Eleanora Kay Sinclair Secretary Not published 14 Dec 2018 –

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
11
closed down
3
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 11 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 3 on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£277.5m

+16% from £239.8m

Profit before tax

£538k

−57% from £1.26m

Net assets

£12.0m

+1% from £11.9m

Cash at bank

£2.09m

−38% from £3.36m

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
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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06141261. 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 (Swansea)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (30)

2019

24 January 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "WALTERS AUTOMOTIVES LIMITED"

FCA register

2018

14 December 2018

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • G. Walters (Holdings) Limited gave up control
  • Sinclair Motor Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • G. Walters (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

20 April 2012

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2007

6 March 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Sinclair Garages (Swansea)

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

connected firms
6
share a director
3
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 11 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
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sinclair Garages (Swansea) Limited FCA authorised?
Sinclair Garages (Swansea) Limited (FRN 579962) 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 Sinclair Garages (Swansea)?
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 (Swansea) Limited (FRN 579962) is an AR of SINCLAIR GARAGES LIMITED (FRN 305925). When you use Sinclair Garages (Swansea)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Sinclair Garages (Swansea), 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 Sinclair Garages (Swansea)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01656 868700 and the website sinclairgroup.co.uk for Sinclair Garages (Swansea). 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Sinclair Garages (Swansea) a scam or clone?
Sinclair Garages (Swansea) 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 Sinclair Garages (Swansea)?
Protection works through Sinclair Garages Limited, the principal firm responsible for Sinclair Garages (Swansea)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Sinclair Garages (Swansea)?
Sinclair Garages (Swansea) is owned by Sinclair Motor Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 14 December 2018. Before that, it was controlled by G. Walters (Holdings) Limited.
Who runs Sinclair Garages (Swansea)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Sinclair Garages (Swansea): Gerald Stanley Sinclair and Andrew James Sinclair.
How long has Sinclair Garages (Swansea) been in business?
The company was formed on 6 March 2007.
What do Sinclair Garages (Swansea)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £277.5m (+16% from £239.8m) and profit before tax of £538k (−57% from £1.26m).
Does Sinclair Garages (Swansea) use any other names?
It trades as Sinclair Hyundai Aberystwyth, Sinclair Jaguar Cardiff, Sinclair Jaguar Swansea, Sinclair Land Rover Aberystwyth and Sinclair Land Rover Cardiff, and 4 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: WALTERS AUTOMOTIVES LIMITED and LIKES LAND ROVER.

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