Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited

Reference number: 203719

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

The FCA register does not name a principal for this firm.

What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited (FRN 203719) is listed as an introducer appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Check the FCA register before sharing your details.
  • Example: if Scottish Motor Trade Association refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Scottish Motor Trade Association itself.
  • 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.

Also trades as
  • SMTA

Company details

From the company's Companies House record.

Company name
THE SCOTTISH MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION LTD.
Company number
SC005898
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
9 June 1905 (121 years old)
Registered office
Palmerston House, 10, The Loan, South Queensferry, EH30 9NS
Nature of business
  • Activities of business and employers membership organisations (SIC 94110)

Current directors and secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed
Stuart Kinghorn Director Sep 1950 24 Jun 1993
Ian Grieve Director Aug 1946 24 Jun 2009
Alexander Campbell Director Feb 1965 29 Jun 2011
Graham Wallace Greenwood Director Apr 1962 29 Jun 2011
Alexander Rennie Mcgarva Director Nov 1969 29 Jun 2016
Edward John Thomson Director Sep 1971 20 Oct 2021
Colin Kenneth Walker Mcallister Director Apr 1967 20 Oct 2021
Gordon Inglis Director May 1980 9 Sep 2024
Matt Maley Director Jun 1971 9 Sep 2024
Alan Glen Paterson Gall Director Aug 1972 1 Nov 2024
Alison Mitchell Director Feb 1969 30 Jul 2025
Gavin Richard Mckelvey Forbes Director Jan 1970 30 Jul 2025

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Activities and protection

What they can do, and how you are protected

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited FCA authorised?
Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited (FRN 203719) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Scottish Motor Trade Association?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Scottish Motor Trade Association Limited (FRN 203719) is listed as an introducer appointed representative, but the register does not show its principal firm here. Check the FCA register before sharing your details. Example: if Scottish Motor Trade Association refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Scottish Motor Trade Association itself. 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.
Is my money safe with Scottish Motor Trade Association?
Protection works through the principal firm responsible for Scottish Motor Trade Association's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Is Scottish Motor Trade Association a scam or clone?
Scottish Motor Trade Association is a genuine FCA-listed firm. However, scammers sometimes clone authorised firms. Always check that the contact details you were given match those on the FCA register before sending money or sharing information.
What is Scottish Motor Trade Association's Firm Reference Number (FRN)?
Scottish Motor Trade Association's FRN is 203719. You can verify it on the FCA register.