Vertu Motors (Chingford) Limited
Reference number: 581964
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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.
Responsible principal firm
Vertu Motors (VMC) Limited Reference number: 307324 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.
- Vertu Motors (Chingford) Limited (FRN 581964) is an AR of Vertu Motors (VMC) Limited (FRN 307324). When you use Vertu Motors (Chingford)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Vertu Motors (Chingford), 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.
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.
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Phone number
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Address
Vertu House, Fifth Avenue, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE11 0XA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When bristolstreet.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0191 491 2121 is, and the 7 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode NE11 0XA
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Bristol Street Motors Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Bristol Street Motors Vauxhall Chingford Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Vertu Motors (VMC) 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
- 06088621 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 February 2007 (19 years old)
- Registered office
- Vertu House Fifth Avenue Business Park, Team Valley, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 0XA, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Karen Anderson | Director | Nov 1971 | 8 Feb 2007 | 117 other companies |
| Robert Thomas Forrester | Director | Sep 1969 | 8 Feb 2007 | 141 other companies |
| David Paul Crane | Director | Oct 1967 | 22 May 2012 | 78 other companies |
| Colin Kent | Director | Apr 1957 | 10 Sep 2015 | 3 other companies |
| Leonardo Caruso | Director | Sep 1977 | 1 Jan 2026 | 5 other companies |
| Nicola Jane Carrington Loose | Secretary | Not published | 1 Mar 2019 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 175
- closed down
- 61
- are FCA-registered
- 12
In the full report: all 175 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 12 on the FCA register
- The 85 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Vertu Motors (Chingford)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2018
7 February 2018
- General Motors UK Limited no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- General Motors UK Limited gained significant control
- Vertu Motors PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2012
25 May 2012
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2007
7 February 2007
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 14 events
- All 14 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 7
Firms connected to Vertu Motors (Chingford)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Vertu Motors (Chingford). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 9
- share a director
- 9
- share its phone number
- 7
In the full report: all 9 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (9), the same phone number (7), the same postcode (8)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Vertu Motors (Chingford)
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Gateshead
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- 175 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 14 events in its history
- 9 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