Western Automobile Company Ltd

Reference number: 565318

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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

Eastern Western Motor Group Limited Reference number: 310505 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.
  • Western Automobile Company Ltd (FRN 565318) is an AR of Eastern Western Motor Group Limited (FRN 310505). When you use Western Automobile Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Western Automobile Company, 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 mercedes-benzofedinburgh.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01506 600000 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EH52 8BE
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Other names (5)

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

  • Mercedes-Benz of Coldstream Trading name
  • Mercedes-Benz of Dunfermline Trading name
  • Mercedes-Benz of Edinburgh Trading name
  • Western Commercial Trading name
  • Western Maxus Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Eastern Western Motor Group 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
WESTERN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY LIMITED
Company number
SC148914
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 February 1994 (32 years old)
Registered office
8 Westerton Road, East Mains Industrial Estate, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 5AU, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nasser Abdul Mohammed Director Jan 1957 14 Mar 1994 37 other companies
Douglas John Brown Director Jan 1963 14 Mar 1994 29 other companies
Kenneth Robb Director Dec 1969 1 May 2011 2 other companies
Christopher John Hugh La Trobe Director May 1971 1 Jan 2023 2 other companies
Keith Alex Kinnear Duncan Director Jan 1965 1 Jan 2023 None
Graham James Affleck Director Dec 1972 1 Jan 2023 3 other companies
Robert Magnus Wang Director Jul 1969 1 Jan 2023 2 other companies
Nasser Abdul Mohammed Secretary Not published 14 Mar 1994 37 other companies

Other companies run by these 7 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
39
closed down
6
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 39 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 27 companies these 7 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Western Automobile Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (23)

2016

7 April 2016

  • Douglas John Brown gained significant control
  • Douglas John Brown no longer has significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Eastern Western Motor Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2011

27 September 2011

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1994

8 February 1994

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Western Automobile Company

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Western Automobile Company

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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  • 39 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Western Automobile Company Ltd FCA authorised?
Western Automobile Company Ltd (FRN 565318) 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 Western Automobile Company?
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. Western Automobile Company Ltd (FRN 565318) is an AR of Eastern Western Motor Group Limited (FRN 310505). When you use Western Automobile Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Western Automobile Company, 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 Western Automobile Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01506 600000 and the website mercedes-benzofedinburgh.co.uk for Western Automobile Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is Western Automobile Company a scam or clone?
Western Automobile Company 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 Western Automobile Company?
Protection works through Eastern Western Motor Group Limited, the principal firm responsible for Western Automobile Company's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Western Automobile Company?
Western Automobile Company is owned by Eastern Western Motor Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Douglas John Brown.
Who runs Western Automobile Company?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Western Automobile Company: Nasser Abdul Mohammed, Douglas John Brown, Kenneth Robb, Christopher John Hugh La Trobe, Keith Alex Kinnear Duncan, Graham James Affleck and 1 more.
How long has Western Automobile Company been in business?
The company was formed on 8 February 1994.
Does Western Automobile Company use any other names?
It trades as Mercedes-Benz of Coldstream, Mercedes-Benz of Dunfermline, Mercedes-Benz of Edinburgh, Western Commercial and Western Maxus.

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