VAN MOSSEL IOW LIMITED
Reference number: 709850
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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.
- VAN MOSSEL IOW LIMITED (FRN 709850) 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 VAN MOSSEL IOW, 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 address
Airfield Way, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8BF, United Kingdom
Also trades as 10 other names
- Esplanade Buzz Centre
- Esplanade CUPRA Isle of Wight
- Esplanade Mercedes-Benz
- Esplanade SEAT Isle of Wight
- Esplanade Skoda
- Esplanade Volkswagen
- Esplanade Volvo
- Esplanade VW Isle of Wight
- Van Mossel Esplanade
- Volkswagen Isle of Wight
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 00408311
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 April 1946 (80 years old)
- Registered office
- Airfield Way, Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO31 8BF, England
- 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)
- Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew William Lean | Director | Feb 1971 | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Alison Gail Polkinghorne | Director | Jun 1970 | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Alison Gail Polkinghorne | Secretary | Not published | 17 Nov 2025 |
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.
Previously registered as
The FCA register holds one earlier registered name for this firm. A registered name changes when a firm rebrands, and a partnership's changes whenever its partners do.
- Esplanade Limited
Names it no longer trades under
This firm has retired one trading name. 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 name
- Esplanade Cupra Isle of Wight
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