YORK WARD & ROWLATT Limited

Reference number: 503097

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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 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.
  • YORK WARD & ROWLATT Limited (FRN 503097) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use YORK WARD & ROWLATT's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from YORK WARD & ROWLATT, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When yorkwardandrowlatt.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01933 443403 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NN15 6XU
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Other names (2)

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

  • YORK WARD & ROWLATT Former name
  • York, Ward & Rowlatt Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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
00125935
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 December 1912 (113 years old)
Registered office
Balmoral House, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6XU
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Peter Sidney Johnson Director Oct 1937 26 May 1995 1 other company
Clive Nicholas Hughes Director Mar 1966 1 Jan 2002 4 other companies
Richard Scott Johnson Director May 1968 19 Feb 2020 12 other companies
Nicola Margaret Johnson Director Nov 1965 1 Jul 2021 8 other companies
Adrian Brayfield Director Jun 1973 22 Mar 2022 None
Richard Reynolds Director Oct 1970 22 Mar 2022 None
Dan Robinson Director Jun 1985 22 Mar 2022 None
Lisa Mary Stevenson Director Mar 1978 1 Jul 2025 5 other companies
James Fleming Clark Secretary Not published 16 Nov 2001 –

Other companies run by these 8 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
13
still active
13
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 13 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • The 11 companies these 8 directors run together
  • All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£38.2m

−39% from £62.3m

Profit before tax

£869k

−24% from £1.14m

Net assets

£5.34m

−20% from £6.69m

Cash at bank

£1.97m

−53% from £4.15m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 00125935. 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

York Ward & Rowlatt’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (28)

2021

25 October 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "YORK WARD & ROWLATT"

FCA register

21 July 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "YORK WARD & ROWLATT LIMITED"

FCA register

2019

4 July 2019

  • Grosvenor Contracts Leasing Limited gave up control
  • Hardwater Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Grosvenor Contracts Leasing Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

13 December 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "York, Ward & Rowlatt Ltd"

FCA register

2009

1 July 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1912

14 December 1912

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to York Ward & Rowlatt

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

connected firms
3
share a director
2
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like York Ward & Rowlatt

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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is YORK WARD & ROWLATT Limited FCA authorised?
YORK WARD & ROWLATT Limited (FRN 503097) 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 York Ward & Rowlatt?
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. YORK WARD & ROWLATT Limited (FRN 503097) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use York Ward & Rowlatt's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from York Ward & Rowlatt, 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 York Ward & Rowlatt’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01933 443403 and the website yorkwardandrowlatt.co.uk for York Ward & Rowlatt. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is York Ward & Rowlatt a scam or clone?
York Ward & Rowlatt 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 York Ward & Rowlatt?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for York Ward & Rowlatt's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns York Ward & Rowlatt?
York Ward & Rowlatt is owned by Hardwater Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 4 July 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Grosvenor Contracts Leasing Limited.
Who runs York Ward & Rowlatt?
Companies House lists 8 directors of York Ward & Rowlatt: Peter Sidney Johnson, Clive Nicholas Hughes, Richard Scott Johnson, Nicola Margaret Johnson, Adrian Brayfield, Richard Reynolds and 2 more.
How long has York Ward & Rowlatt been in business?
The company was formed on 14 December 1912.
What do York Ward & Rowlatt’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £38.2m (−39% from £62.3m) and profit before tax of £869k (−24% from £1.14m).
Does York Ward & Rowlatt use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: YORK WARD & ROWLATT and York, Ward & Rowlatt Ltd.

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