Wessex Garages Holdings Ltd

Reference number: 535085

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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

Itc Compliance Limited Reference number: 313486 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.
  • Wessex Garages Holdings Ltd (FRN 535085) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Wessex Garages Holdings's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Wessex Garages Holdings, 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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When wessexgarages.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0117 935 0000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NP19 4QR
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Other names (19)

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

  • Hyundai Penarth Trading name
  • The Business Car Leasing Company Trading name
  • Wessex Feeder Road Trading name
  • Wessex Garages Trading name
  • Wessex Garages (Bristol) Trading name
  • Wessex Garages (Cardiff) Trading name
  • Wessex Garages (Newport) Trading name
  • Wessex Gloucester Trading name
  • Wessex Hadfield Road Trading name
  • Wessex Hyundai Trading name
  • Wessex Kia Trading name
  • Wessex Newport Trading name
  • Wessex Nissan Trading name
  • Wessex Nissan Newport Trading name
  • Wessex Penarth Road Trading name
  • Wessex Abarth Former trading name
  • Wessex Alfa Romeo Former trading name
  • Wessex Citroen Former trading name
  • Wessex Fiat Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Itc 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, 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 name
WESSEX GARAGES HOLDINGS LIMITED
Company number
02639755
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 August 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
Wessex Garages Newport Newport Retail Park, Seven Stiles Avenue, Newport, Gwent, NP19 4QR, Wales
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Timothy Raymond Bagnall Director Feb 1965 6 May 2016 2 other companies
Takuya Yamazaki Director Jul 1968 6 Jun 2025 None
Mark Pardoe Director Aug 1966 6 Jun 2025 2 other companies
Kazushige Ito Director Mar 1965 6 Jun 2025 None
Tatsuya Suzuki Director Sep 1982 30 Jun 2026 2 other companies

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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2022Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£189.0m

+37% from £138.0m

Profit before tax

£4.08m

+176% from £1.48m

Net assets

£18.9m

+21% from £15.6m

Cash at bank

£452k

Up £451k from £529

Turnover and profit

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 02639755. 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

Wessex Garages Holdings’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (57)

2016

6 May 2016

  • Vt Holdings Co Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

4 November 2010

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1991

21 August 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 57 events

  • All 57 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 21
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 57 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wessex Garages Holdings Ltd FCA authorised?
Wessex Garages Holdings Ltd (FRN 535085) 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 Wessex Garages Holdings?
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. Wessex Garages Holdings Ltd (FRN 535085) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Wessex Garages Holdings's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Wessex Garages Holdings, 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 Wessex Garages Holdings’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0117 935 0000 and the website wessexgarages.co.uk for Wessex Garages Holdings. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Wessex Garages Holdings a scam or clone?
Wessex Garages Holdings 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 Wessex Garages Holdings?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Wessex Garages Holdings's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Wessex Garages Holdings?
Wessex Garages Holdings is owned by Vt Holdings Co Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 May 2016.
Who runs Wessex Garages Holdings?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Wessex Garages Holdings: Timothy Raymond Bagnall, Takuya Yamazaki, Mark Pardoe, Kazushige Ito and Tatsuya Suzuki.
How long has Wessex Garages Holdings been in business?
The company was formed on 21 August 1991.
What do Wessex Garages Holdings’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2022, show turnover of £189.0m (+37% from £138.0m) and profit before tax of £4.08m (+176% from £1.48m).
Does Wessex Garages Holdings use any other names?
It trades as Hyundai Penarth, The Business Car Leasing Company, Wessex Feeder Road, Wessex Garages and Wessex Garages (Bristol), and 10 more names. It has previously used 4 other names, including Wessex Abarth, Wessex Alfa Romeo and Wessex Citroen.

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