City West Country Limited
Reference number: 406003
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Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own. It acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
The FCA register does not name a principal for this 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.
- City West Country Limited (FRN 406003) is listed as an appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Find the principal on the FCA register before dealing with this firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from City West Country, 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.
Identity
Check their details
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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Verified website
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Verified phone number
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Verified address
Mercedes Benz, Matford Park Road, Matford Business Park, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD, United Kingdom
Also trades as 20 other names
- Chery Torbay
- City West Country Fleet
- City West Country Vans of Taunton
- City West Country Vans of Truro
- City West Country VIP
- City West Vans of Plymouth
- Mercedes Benz of Exeter
- Mercedes Benz Of Plymouth
- Mercedes Benz Of Taunton
- Mercedes Benz Of Truro
- Mercedes-Benz South West Online
- Mercedes-Benz Van Centre Exeter
- Ora South West
- Smart of Exeter
- Smart of Plymouth
- Smart of Taunton
- Smart Of Truro
- Tangelo
- Tangelo Plymouth
- The Part Exchange Centre
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 04306194
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 October 2001 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Mercedes Benz Of Exeter, Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8FD
- Nature of business
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- 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)
- Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Anthony Wickins | Director | Oct 1970 | 17 Oct 2001 |
| Anthony John Wickins | Director | Mar 1951 | 20 Nov 2001 |
| Luke Yetman | Director | Jul 1985 | 5 Dec 2022 |
| Gavin Robert Walker | Director | Apr 1967 | 1 Oct 2024 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through 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: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
FCA actions and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired 7 trading names. If you were contacted under one of these, the name did belong to this firm, but check the current details above before going ahead.
Show the retired names
- BYD South West
- BYD South West Exeter
- BYD South West Truro
- Smart Of Exeter
- Smart of Plymouth
- Smart of Taunton
- Tangelo Motor Company
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