Startin Group Limited
Reference number: 521602
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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
Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 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.
- Startin Group Limited (FRN 521602) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Startin Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Startin Group, 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.
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Phone number
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Address
Farmoor Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0SD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When startingroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01527 883800 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode B98 0SD
Other names (10)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Startin Ducati Nottingham Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Startin Chevrolet Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Startin Daewoo Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Startin Daihatsu Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Startin Honda Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Startin of Redditch Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Startin of Worcester Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Startin Rover Worcester Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Startin Skoda Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Startin Ssangyong Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Automotive Compliance 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
- 00543964 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 29 January 1955 (71 years old)
- Registered office
- Far Moor Lane Coventry Highway, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0SD
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Peter Winslow | Director | Feb 1975 | 1 Dec 2012 | 3 other companies |
| Timothy Gerald Freeman | Director | Aug 1988 | 20 Jul 2016 | 5 other companies |
| Gerald Peter Freeman | Director | Feb 1957 | Not published | 6 other companies |
| Elizabeth Ann Freeman | Secretary | Not published | 23 Jun 1999 | – |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 7
- closed down
- 4
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 7 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 4 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Startin Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
12 April 2019
- Freeman Junior Holdings Ltd gave up control
- Freeman Junior Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
- Gerald Peter Freeman no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Freeman Junior Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Gerald Peter Freeman gained significant control
Companies House
2010
1 April 2010
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1955
29 January 1955
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 36 events
- All 36 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
Firms connected to Startin Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Startin Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Startin Group
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Redditch
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- 7 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 36 events in its history
- 3 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