South West Automotive Ltd
Reference number: 837752
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No longer authorised
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 24 August 2026.
Identity
Check their details
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.
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Last known website
southwestautomotives.co.uk
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Last known phone number
07803 492467
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Last known address
Unit 7, Virage Business Park, 132-134 Stanley Green Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 3AP, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 11323776
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 23 April 2018 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- Alum House 5 Alum Chine Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 8DT, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Colin Smith | Director | Oct 1989 | 23 Apr 2018 |
Activities and protection
What the record covers, and how you are protected
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Track record
Action taken against them
1 change to its permissions in 2026. This is part of the official register record and is worth reviewing before going ahead.
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Permission varied or cancelled on 24 August 2026
Name: South West Automotive Ltd Reference Number: 837752 Type of action: Cancellation “The Authority has cancelled the permission and withdrawn the authorisation of S outh West Automotive Ltd “the Firm” of Unit 7, Virage Business Park, 132-134 Stanley Green Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 3AP (principal place of business) and Alum House 5 Alum Chine Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom, BH4 8DT (registered office address). The reason for this action is that the Authority considers the Firm is carrying on no regulated activities to which its Part 4A permission relates. The Authority’s action took effect on 24 August 2026, and a copy of the Notice of Decision issued under Schedule 6A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the Act), which sets out the reason for the action, is displayed on the Authority’s website and can be accessed using the following link: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/decision-notices/south-west-automotive-ltd-2026.pdf As a consequence of this action the Firm is no longer an authorised firm for the purposes of the Act and it may not carry on regulated activities which fall within the scope of the Act. ”
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