Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
This company holds 2 other FCA records
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Website, phone number and address
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Website
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Phone number
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Address
185 Ashton New Road, Manchester, M11 3DX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When tesla.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01628 450660 is
- Who else gives the postcode M11 3DX
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Tesla Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
- Credit Broking
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
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
- 04384008 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 28 February 2002 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- 185 Ashton New Road, Manchester, M11 3DX, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Manufacture of motor vehicles (SIC 29100)
- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
- Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Timothy James Findlay | Director | Feb 1992 | 26 Jan 2022 | None |
| Joseph Aaron Gruber | Director | Sep 1966 | 11 Aug 2023 | 2 other companies |
| Charles Edward Biggs Cook | Director | Jul 1993 | 15 Jan 2026 | None |
| Chi Yan Andrew Lam | Director | Sep 1981 | 31 Jul 2026 | 2 other companies |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 3
- still active
- 3
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 4 directors run together
- All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Tesla Motors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
25 August 2026
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Tesla, Inc. took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
12 May 2015
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2007
1 December 2007
- Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
Companies House
2002
28 February 2002
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 50 events
- All 50 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 42
Firms connected to Tesla Motors
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Tesla Motors. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Tesla Motors
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Manchester
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 50 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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