Vertu Motors (TMC) Limited

Reference number: 659063

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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

Grantham Motor Company Limited Reference number: 312369 Authorised 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 (TMC) Limited (FRN 659063) is an AR of Grantham Motor Company Limited (FRN 312369). When you use Vertu Motors (TMC)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Vertu Motors (TMC), 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When vertumotors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 411 2121 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NE11 0XA
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Other names (37)

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

  • Vertu Trading name
  • Vertu Mazda Trading name
  • Vertu Mazda Hamilton Trading name
  • Vertu Motors Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Ayr Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Barnsley Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Chesterfield Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Doncaster Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Glasgow Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Hamilton Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Leicester Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Loughborough Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Rotherham Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Sheffield Trading name
  • Vertu Toyota Worksop Trading name
  • Burrows Motor Company Limited Former name
  • Burrows Fiat Sheffield Former trading name
  • Burrows Hyundai Doncaster Former trading name
  • Burrows Hyundai Sheffield Former trading name
  • Burrows Kia Former trading name
  • Burrows Kia Barnsley Former trading name
  • Burrows Mazda Former trading name
  • Burrows Mazda Sheffield Former trading name
  • Burrows Mazda Wakefield Former trading name
  • Burrows Mazda York Former trading name
  • Burrows Mint Cars Former trading name
  • Burrows Toyota Former trading name
  • Burrows Toyota Barnsley Former trading name
  • Burrows Toyota Doncaster Former trading name
  • Burrows Toyota Rotherham Former trading name
  • Burrows Toyota Sheffield Former trading name
  • Burrows Toyota Worksop Former trading name
  • Burrows Used Cars Former trading name
  • Grant and McAllin Former trading name
  • Mint Cars Former trading name
  • Turnbulls Mazda York Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Grantham Motor Company 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, 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
03782929
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 June 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
Vertu House Fifth Avenue Business Park, Team Valley, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 0XA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Thomas Forrester Director Sep 1969 29 Oct 2024 141 other companies
David Paul Crane Director Oct 1967 29 Oct 2024 78 other companies
Karen Anderson Director Nov 1971 29 Oct 2024 117 other companies
Christopher Leigh Taylor Director Feb 1973 4 Nov 2024 3 other companies
Tom Ross Garratt Director May 1986 1 Jan 2026 5 other companies
Anthony Joseph Masterson Director Jun 1975 1 Jan 2026 4 other companies
Nicola Loose Secretary Not published 29 Oct 2024 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
176
closed down
62
are FCA-registered
12

In the full report: all 176 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 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 6 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2021Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£141.6m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£3.56m

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Net assets

£6.70m

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Cash at bank

£402k

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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 03782929. 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

Vertu Motors (TMC)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (83)

2024

9 December 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Burrows Motor Company Limited"

FCA register

29 October 2024

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 4 new directors took over
  • Steven Richard Burrows gave up control
  • Vertu Motors PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Dean Cooper gained significant control
  • Dean Cooper no longer has significant control
  • Steven Richard Burrows took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

9 December 2014

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1999

1 June 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 83 events

  • All 83 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 18
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Firms connected to Vertu Motors (TMC)

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

connected firms
9
share a director
9
share its postcode
8

In the full report: all 9 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (9), the same postcode (8)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 3 past links through former directors
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Firms like Vertu Motors (TMC)

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  • 176 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 83 events in its history
  • 9 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vertu Motors (TMC) Limited FCA authorised?
Vertu Motors (TMC) Limited (FRN 659063) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Vertu Motors (TMC)?
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 (TMC) Limited (FRN 659063) is an AR of Grantham Motor Company Limited (FRN 312369). When you use Vertu Motors (TMC)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Vertu Motors (TMC), 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.
What is Vertu Motors (TMC)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 411 2121 and the website vertumotors.co.uk for Vertu Motors (TMC). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vertu Motors (TMC) a scam or clone?
Vertu Motors (TMC) 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 Vertu Motors (TMC)?
Protection works through Grantham Motor Company Limited, the principal firm responsible for Vertu Motors (TMC)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Vertu Motors (TMC)?
Vertu Motors (TMC) is owned by Vertu Motors PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 October 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Dean Cooper and Mr Steven Richard Burrows.
Who runs Vertu Motors (TMC)?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Vertu Motors (TMC): Robert Thomas Forrester, David Paul Crane, Karen Anderson, Christopher Leigh Taylor, Tom Ross Garratt and Anthony Joseph Masterson.
How long has Vertu Motors (TMC) been in business?
The company was formed on 1 June 1999.
What do Vertu Motors (TMC)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show turnover of £141.6m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £3.56m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Vertu Motors (TMC) use any other names?
It trades as Vertu, Vertu Mazda, Vertu Mazda Hamilton, Vertu Motors and Vertu Toyota, and 11 more names. It has previously used 21 other names, including Burrows Motor Company Limited, Burrows Fiat Sheffield and Burrows Hyundai Doncaster.

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