Woodford Automotive Ltd
Reference number: 1061639
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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
Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 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.
- WOODFORD AUTOMOTIVE LTD (FRN 1061639) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use WOODFORD AUTOMOTIVE's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from WOODFORD AUTOMOTIVE, 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
76 Station Road, Irthlingborough, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 5QE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When woodfordautomotive.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01933 650313 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode NN9 5QE
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Automotive 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, 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
- 17056831 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 February 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- Woodford Automotive, 76 Station Road, Irthlingborough, Northants, NN9 5QE, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| David Philip Woodford | Director | Apr 1987 | 26 Feb 2026 | None |
| Philip Anthony Woodford | Director | Sep 1956 | 26 Feb 2026 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
Key dates in its history
Woodford Automotive’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
11 September 2026
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
26 February 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- David Philip Woodford became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Philip Anthony Woodford became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 7 events
- All 7 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to Woodford Automotive
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Woodford Automotive. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Woodford Automotive
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Wellingborough
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- Every company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 7 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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