Squire Furneaux Cobham Limited

Reference number: 586832

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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

GRAFISE LIMITED Reference number: 310118 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.
  • Squire Furneaux Cobham Limited (FRN 586832) is an AR of GRAFISE LIMITED (FRN 310118). When you use Squire Furneaux Cobham's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Squire Furneaux Cobham, 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 hsfgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01372 371900 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KT22 7DL
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Other names (8)

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

  • Hildenborough Trading name
  • Hildenborough Volvo Trading name
  • McNaughton Ross Volvo Trading name
  • Parkside Volvo Trading name
  • Volvo Cars Guildford Trading name
  • Volvo Cars Leatherhead Trading name
  • Volvo Cars Thames Ditton Trading name
  • Volvo Cars Tonbridge Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Grafise 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
00457299
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 July 1948 (78 years old)
Registered office
3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Charles Arthur Slaughter Director Mar 1958 30 Mar 2012 18 other companies
Peter Nott Director Mar 1963 26 Jul 2012 3 other companies

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
18
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 18 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£48.4m

−30% from £69.3m

Profit before tax

£1.56m

−44% from £2.78m

Net assets

£14.2m

+11% from £12.7m

Cash at bank

£729k

−76% from £3.08m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 00457299. 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

Squire Furneaux Cobham’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (18)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Grafise Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

23 August 2012

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

30 March 2012

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and a new director took over

Companies House

1948

16 July 1948

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Squire Furneaux Cobham

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Squire Furneaux Cobham

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

In Leatherhead

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  • 18 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Squire Furneaux Cobham Limited FCA authorised?
Squire Furneaux Cobham Limited (FRN 586832) 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 Squire Furneaux Cobham?
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. Squire Furneaux Cobham Limited (FRN 586832) is an AR of GRAFISE LIMITED (FRN 310118). When you use Squire Furneaux Cobham's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Squire Furneaux Cobham, 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 Squire Furneaux Cobham’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01372 371900 and the website hsfgroup.co.uk for Squire Furneaux Cobham. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Squire Furneaux Cobham a scam or clone?
Squire Furneaux Cobham 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 Squire Furneaux Cobham?
Protection works through Grafise Limited, the principal firm responsible for Squire Furneaux Cobham's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Squire Furneaux Cobham?
Squire Furneaux Cobham is owned by Grafise Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Squire Furneaux Cobham?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Squire Furneaux Cobham: Charles Arthur Slaughter and Peter Nott.
How long has Squire Furneaux Cobham been in business?
The company was formed on 16 July 1948.
What do Squire Furneaux Cobham’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £48.4m (−30% from £69.3m) and profit before tax of £1.56m (−44% from £2.78m).
Does Squire Furneaux Cobham use any other names?
It trades as Hildenborough, Hildenborough Volvo, McNaughton Ross Volvo, Parkside Volvo and Volvo Cars Guildford, and 3 more names.

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