Spirit Motor Company Limited

Reference number: 652915

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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 spiritmotorcompany.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01204 588497 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WN7 5RP
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Other names (4)

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

  • Trade Cars Direct Trading name
  • Jeff Johnson Cars Ltd Former name
  • Spirit Motor Company Ltd Former name
  • Lakefield Car Showroom Former 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.
Show FCA detail (4 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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
07298546
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 June 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Parsonage Garage, Kirkhall Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5RP
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mohammed Sajid Sadiq Director Aug 1967 29 Jun 2026 3 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
3
closed down
2
still active
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, 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 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£173k

−42% from £298k

Cash at bank

£29.8k

−73% from £112k

Employees (average)

35

+13% from 31

Owed within a year

£124k

−4% from £129k

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 07298546. 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

Spirit Motor Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (20)

2026

29 June 2026

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
  • Mohammed Sadiq gave up control
  • Mohammed Sajid Sadiq gave up control
  • Mohammed Sajid Sadiq took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2025

20 August 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Spirit Motor Company Ltd"

FCA register

2019

1 May 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Jeff Johnson Cars Ltd"

FCA register

2017

31 March 2017

  • Mohammed Sadiq took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

5 February 2015

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

FCA register

2010

29 June 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Spirit Motor Company

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

connected firms
5
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Spirit Motor Company

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

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Spirit Motor Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Spirit Motor Company Limited (FRN 652915) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Spirit Motor Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01204 588497 and the website spiritmotorcompany.co.uk for Spirit Motor Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Spirit Motor Company a scam or clone?
Spirit Motor Company 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 Spirit Motor Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Spirit Motor Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Spirit Motor Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Spirit Motor Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Spirit Motor Company: Mr Mohammed Sajid Sadiq (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Mohammed Sadiq.
Who runs Spirit Motor Company?
Companies House lists one director of Spirit Motor Company: Mohammed Sajid Sadiq.
How long has Spirit Motor Company been in business?
The company was formed on 29 June 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Spirit Motor Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £173k (−42% from £298k) and cash at bank of £29.8k (−73% from £112k).
Does Spirit Motor Company use any other names?
It trades as Trade Cars Direct. It has previously used 3 other names: Jeff Johnson Cars Ltd, Spirit Motor Company Ltd and Lakefield Car Showroom.

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