The Real Car Company Limited

Reference number: 833748

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

AUTO GB LTD. Reference number: 729087 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • The Real Car Company Limited (FRN 833748) introduces customers to AUTO GB LTD. (FRN 729087). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Real Car Company.
  • Example: if The Real Car Company refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Real Car Company itself.
  • 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 realcar.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01248 602649 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LL57 4YS
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Auto GB Ltd., 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
03723910
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 March 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
Unit F1, Intec Ffordd Y Parc, Parc Menai, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4FG, Wales
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Raymond William Arnold Director May 1954 2 Mar 1999 None
Ian James Fitzroy Johnstone Director Mar 1952 2 Mar 1999 None
Raymond William Arnold Secretary Not published 2 Mar 1999 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£1.83m

−10% from £2.03m

Cash at bank

£700k

+60% from £437k

Owed within a year

£202k

−50% from £402k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03723910. 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

The Real Car Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2019

14 February 2019

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ian James Fitzroy Johnstone became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Raymond William Arnold became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1999

2 March 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Ian James Fitzroy Johnstone appointed as a director
  • Raymond William Arnold appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like The Real Car Company

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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Real Car Company Limited FCA authorised?
The Real Car Company Limited (FRN 833748) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for The Real Car Company?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. The Real Car Company Limited (FRN 833748) introduces customers to AUTO GB LTD. (FRN 729087). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Real Car Company. Example: if The Real Car Company refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Real Car Company itself. 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 The Real Car Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01248 602649 and the website realcar.co.uk for The Real Car Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Real Car Company a scam or clone?
The Real Car 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 The Real Car Company?
Protection works through Auto GB Ltd., the principal firm responsible for The Real Car Company's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns The Real Car Company?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of The Real Car Company: Mr Raymond William Arnold (25–50% of shares) and Mr Ian James Fitzroy Johnstone (25–50% of shares).
Who runs The Real Car Company?
Companies House lists 2 directors of The Real Car Company: Raymond William Arnold and Ian James Fitzroy Johnstone.
How long has The Real Car Company been in business?
The company was formed on 2 March 1999.
What do The Real Car Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show total equity of £1.83m (−10% from £2.03m) and cash at bank of £700k (+60% from £437k).

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