We Sell Any Car Privately Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 10 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2013
Accounts filed up to 28 February 2026

Website, phone number and address

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Website

philipireland.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0800 170 1458
Address

Court Farm, Lower Lemington, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 9NP, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When philipireland.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0800 170 1458 is
Who else gives the postcode GL56 9NP

Other names (4)

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

Philip Ireland Performance Cars Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Philip Ireland Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Philip Ireland Performance Car Specialists Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
PIPCS Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

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.

Show FCA detail (3 permissions)

Credit Broking
Debt Adjusting
Debt-counselling

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: 08402187 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 14 February 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office: Court Farm, Lower Lemington, Moreton-In-Marsh, GL56 9NP, England
Nature of business: Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Philip Clifford Ireland	Director	Apr 1983	14 Feb 2013	2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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: 2
closed down: 2

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£68.3k

−32% from £101k

Cash at bank

£76.4k

+105% from £37.3k

Employees (average)

4

+33% from 3

Owed within a year

£175k

+56% from £112k

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

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 08402187. 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

We Sell Any Car Privately’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (16)

2016

6 July 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

Philip Clifford Ireland took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

14 February 2013

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

All 16 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

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2 other companies its directors have run, named
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7 years of accounts, charted
All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is We Sell Any Car Privately Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, We Sell Any Car Privately Limited (FRN 731645) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2016 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is We Sell Any Car Privately’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 170 1458 and the website philipireland.com for We Sell Any Car Privately. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is We Sell Any Car Privately a scam or clone?

We Sell Any Car Privately 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 We Sell Any Car Privately?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how We Sell Any Car Privately handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about We Sell Any Car Privately to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns We Sell Any Car Privately?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of We Sell Any Car Privately: Mr Philip Clifford Ireland (75–100% of shares).

Who runs We Sell Any Car Privately?

Companies House lists one director of We Sell Any Car Privately: Philip Clifford Ireland.

How long has We Sell Any Car Privately been in business?

The company was formed on 14 February 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2016.

What do We Sell Any Car Privately’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £68.3k (−32% from £101k) and cash at bank of £76.4k (+105% from £37.3k).

Does We Sell Any Car Privately use any other names?

It trades as Philip Ireland Performance Cars. It has previously used 3 other names: Philip Ireland, Philip Ireland Performance Car Specialists and PIPCS.