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.
- Appointed for under a year
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1911
- Its whole board of directors changed in July 2026
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.
- VAN MOSSEL PORSCHE ABERDEEN LIMITED (FRN 1061954) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use VAN MOSSEL PORSCHE ABERDEEN's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from VAN MOSSEL PORSCHE ABERDEEN, 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.
This company holds another FCA record
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Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Tweed Place, Perth, PH1 1TJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01202 724242 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode PH1 1TJ
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Porsche Centre Aberdeen Trading name: A name it trades under now.
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
- SC007861 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 April 1911 (115 years old)
- Registered office
- Porsche Centre, Tweed Place, Perth, PH1 1TJ, Scotland
- Nature of business
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- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Gail Polkinghorne | Director | Jun 1970 | 1 Jul 2026 | 9 other companies |
| Steven Brown | Director | Nov 1970 | 1 Jul 2026 | 1 other company |
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
- 9
- still active
- 9
- are FCA-registered
- 5
In the full report: all 9 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 5 on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 2 directors run together
- All 22 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Van Mossel Porsche Aberdeen’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
1 October 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1 July 2026
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
- Peter Daniel David Vardy no longer has significant control
- Peter Vardy no longer has significant control
- Van Mossel Automotive Group UK Limited (09454574) took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2018
21 September 2018
- Claire Elizabeth Maith no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Claire Elizabeth Maith gained significant control
- Peter Daniel David Vardy gained significant control
- Peter Vardy gained significant control
Companies House
2012
30 November 2012
- Board replaced: both directors left and 3 new directors took over
Companies House
1911
19 April 1911
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 55 events
- All 55 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 43
Firms connected to Van Mossel Porsche Aberdeen
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Van Mossel Porsche Aberdeen. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- share a director
- 4
- share its phone number
- 3
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Van Mossel Porsche Aberdeen
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Perth
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- 9 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 55 events in its history
- 4 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