Stratstone Automotive Limited

Reference number: 311345

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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

  • When stratstone.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01623 725200 is, and the 13 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode NG15 0DR
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Other names (153)

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

  • Stratstone Bury St Edmunds Trading name
  • Stratstone Colchester Trading name
  • Stratstone Essex Trading name
  • Stratstone Fleet Services Trading name
  • Stratstone Jaguar Milton Keynes Trading name
  • Stratstone Jaguar Reading Trading name
  • Stratstone Jaguar Slough Trading name
  • Stratstone Jaguar Tonbridge Trading name
  • Stratstone Jaguar Wolverhampton Trading name
  • Stratstone Kent Trading name
  • Stratstone Land Rover Birmingham North Trading name
  • Stratstone Land Rover Milton Keynes Trading name
  • Stratstone Land Rover Reading Trading name
  • Stratstone Land Rover Slough Trading name
  • Stratstone Land Rover Tonbridge Trading name
  • Stratstone Land Rover Wolverhampton Trading name
  • Stratstone Maidstone Trading name
  • Stratstone Milton Keynes Trading name
  • Stratstone Select Milton Keynes Trading name
  • Stratstone Select Wolverhampton Trading name
  • Stratstone Sevenoaks Trading name
  • Stratstone Tunbridge Wells Trading name
  • Appleyard Motor Company Limited Former name
  • Jardine Automotive Limited Former name
  • Lancaster Motor Company Limited Former name
  • Abridge Former trading name
  • Appleyard Former trading name
  • Appleyard Jaguar Bradford Former trading name
  • Arden Maidstone Former trading name
  • Arden Tunbridge Wells Former trading name
  • Aston Martin Cambridge Former trading name
  • Aston Martin Sevenoaks Former trading name
  • Audi Approved Aylesbury Former trading name
  • Bentley Essex Former trading name
  • Bentley Kent Former trading name
  • Birmingham Honda Former trading name
  • Bracknell Honda Former trading name
  • Clover Leaf Former trading name
  • Clover Leaf Ascot Former trading name
  • Clover Leaf Newbury Former trading name
  • Clover Leaf Reading Former trading name
  • Continental Cars Former trading name
  • Jardine Bury St Edmunds Former trading name
  • Jardine Colchester Former trading name
  • Jardine Essex Former trading name
  • Jardine Fleet Services Former trading name
  • Jardine Jaguar Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Jardine Jaguar Reading Former trading name
  • Jardine Jaguar Slough Former trading name
  • Jardine Jaguar Tonbridge Former trading name
  • Jardine Jaguar Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • Jardine Kent Former trading name
  • Jardine Land Rover Birmingham North Former trading name
  • Jardine Land Rover Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Jardine Land Rover Reading Former trading name
  • Jardine Land Rover Slough Former trading name
  • Jardine Land Rover Tonbridge Former trading name
  • Jardine Land Rover Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • Jardine Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Jardine Select Birmingham Former trading name
  • Jardine Select Bracknell Former trading name
  • Jardine Select Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Jardine Select Sevenoaks Former trading name
  • Jardine Select Towcester Former trading name
  • Jardine Select Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • Jardine Sevenoaks Former trading name
  • Jardine Toyota Durham Former trading name
  • Jardine Toyota Wearside Former trading name
  • Lakeside Harley-Davidson Former trading name
  • Lamborghini Reading Former trading name
  • Lamborghini Sevenoaks Former trading name
  • Lancaster Former trading name
  • Lancaster Amersham Former trading name
  • Lancaster BMW Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Lancaster Burnham Former trading name
  • Lancaster Bury St Edmunds Former trading name
  • Lancaster Cambridge Former trading name
  • Lancaster Colchester Former trading name
  • Lancaster Fleet Services Former trading name
  • Lancaster Guildford Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Burnham Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Reading Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Sevenoaks Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Sidcup Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Slough Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Tamworth Former trading name
  • Lancaster Jaguar Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Birmingham North Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Burnham Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Reading Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Slough Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Thatcham Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Tonbridge Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Welwyn Garden City Former trading name
  • Lancaster Land Rover Wolverhampton Former trading name
  • Lancaster Mazda Birmingham Former trading name
  • Lancaster Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Lancaster MINI Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Lancaster Reading Former trading name
  • Lancaster Seat Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Lancaster Sevenoaks Former trading name
  • Lancaster Sidcup Former trading name
  • Lancaster Skoda Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Lancaster Towcester Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Cambridge Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Chelmsford Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Colchester Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Durham Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Ipswich Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Rayleigh Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Romford Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota St Ives Former trading name
  • Lancaster Toyota Wearside Former trading name
  • Lancaster Volkswagen Aylesbury Former trading name
  • Lancaster Volkswagen Harlow Former trading name
  • Lancaster Volkswagen Letchworth Former trading name
  • Lancaster Volkswagen Loughton Former trading name
  • Lancaster Volkswagen Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Lancaster Volkswagen St Albans Former trading name
  • Lancaster Volkswagen Towcester Former trading name
  • Lancaster Welwyn Former trading name
  • Lexus Cambridge Former trading name
  • Lexus Ipswich Former trading name
  • Lexus Newcastle Former trading name
  • Lexus Southend Former trading name
  • Minories Former trading name
  • Minories Durham Former trading name
  • Minories Garages Former trading name
  • Minories Lexus Former trading name
  • Minories Wearside Former trading name
  • Motor-Ways Former trading name
  • Motor-Ways at Lakeside Former trading name
  • Newbury Honda Former trading name
  • Reading Honda Former trading name
  • Stratstone Select Birmingham Former trading name
  • Stratstone Select Bracknell Former trading name
  • Stratstone Select Sevenoaks Former trading name
  • Volkswagen Harlow Former trading name
  • Volkswagen Loughton Former trading name
  • Wayside Aylesbury Former trading name
  • Wayside Dunstable Former trading name
  • Wayside Dunstable Van Centre Former trading name
  • Wayside Letchworth Former trading name
  • Wayside Milton Keynes Former trading name
  • Wayside Milton Keynes Van Centre Former trading name
  • Wayside Seat Former trading name
  • Wayside Skoda Former trading name
  • Wayside Towcester Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • 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.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
00153658
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 March 1919 (107 years old)
Registered office
Lithia House 2 Oakwood Court, Little Oak Drive, Annesley, Nottingham, NG15 0DR, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Neil Williamson Director Dec 1965 1 Jul 2015 115 other companies
Richard James Maloney Director Dec 1977 2 Sep 2024 93 other companies
Richard John Thomas Director Sep 1973 2 Sep 2024 99 other companies
Richard James Maloney Secretary Not published 25 Mar 2024 –

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
119
closed down
26
are FCA-registered
18

In the full report: all 119 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 18 on the FCA register
  • The 98 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 31 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Stratstone Automotive’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (348)

2024

24 June 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Jardine Automotive Limited"

FCA register

2020

16 December 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Lancaster Motor Company Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Lancaster UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

27 November 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Appleyard Motor Company Limited"

FCA register

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1919

15 March 1919

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 348 events

  • All 348 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 59
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Firms connected to Stratstone Automotive

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

connected firms
12
share a director
12
share its phone number
10

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (10), the same postcode (9)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 119 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 348 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Stratstone Automotive Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Stratstone Automotive Limited (FRN 311345) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Stratstone Automotive’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01623 725200 and the website stratstone.com for Stratstone Automotive. 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 13 other FCA firms.
Is Stratstone Automotive a scam or clone?
Stratstone Automotive 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 Stratstone Automotive?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Stratstone Automotive to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Stratstone Automotive?
Stratstone Automotive is owned by Lancaster UK Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Stratstone Automotive?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Stratstone Automotive: David Neil Williamson, Richard James Maloney and Richard John Thomas.
How long has Stratstone Automotive been in business?
The company was formed on 15 March 1919, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
Does Stratstone Automotive use any other names?
It trades as Stratstone Bury St Edmunds, Stratstone Colchester, Stratstone Essex, Stratstone Fleet Services and Stratstone Jaguar Milton Keynes, and 17 more names. It has previously used 131 other names, including Appleyard Motor Company Limited, Jardine Automotive Limited and Lancaster Motor Company Limited.

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