Vehicle Professionals Ltd

Reference number: 690648

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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 pikeandbambridge.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0131 563 7493 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH6 5NP
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Other names (5)

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

  • Cara Trading name
  • Pike and Bambridge Trading name
  • Pike & Bambridge Trading name
  • Vehicle Professionals Ltd T/A Pike & Bambridge Former name
  • Pike + Banbridge Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Credit Broking
  • 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
SC428015
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 July 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Bonnington Bond 2 Anderson Place, Suite 54, Edinburgh, EH6 5NP, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Piers Patrick Oliver Bambridge Director Jun 1981 10 Jul 2012 None
Stephen Phillip Mcconnell Director Oct 1973 8 Feb 2023 7 other companies
DAVIDSON CHALMERS STEWART (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 31 Oct 2016 –

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
7
closed down
1
still active
6

In the full report: all 7 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
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£72.3k

−878% from £9,290

Cash at bank

£900

−18% from £1,100

Employees (average)

23

−4.2% from 24

Owed within a year

£738k

+25% from £591k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £72.3k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC428015. 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

Vehicle Professionals’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (26)

2021

20 September 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Vehicle Professionals Ltd T/A Pike & Bambridge"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Piers Patrick Oliver Bambridge became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

15 December 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2012

10 July 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Vehicle Professionals

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 26 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vehicle Professionals Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Vehicle Professionals Ltd (FRN 690648) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Vehicle Professionals’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 563 7493 and the website pikeandbambridge.co.uk for Vehicle Professionals. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vehicle Professionals a scam or clone?
Vehicle Professionals 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 Vehicle Professionals?
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 Vehicle Professionals to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Vehicle Professionals?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Vehicle Professionals: Piers Patrick Oliver Bambridge (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Vehicle Professionals?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Vehicle Professionals: Piers Patrick Oliver Bambridge and Stephen Phillip McConnell.
How long has Vehicle Professionals been in business?
The company was formed on 10 July 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.
What do Vehicle Professionals’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of −£72.3k (−878% from £9,290) and cash at bank of £900 (−18% from £1,100).
Does Vehicle Professionals use any other names?
It trades as Cara, Pike and Bambridge and Pike & Bambridge. It has previously used 2 other names: Vehicle Professionals Ltd T/A Pike & Bambridge and Pike + Banbridge.

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