Date authorised
1 April 2013
Companies House
00522856
Last scraped
2 weeks ago
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Addresses

The contact details this firm has registered with the FCA.

  • Principal Place of Business

    Vertu Motors plc
    Vertu House
    Fifth Avenue
    Team Valley Trading Estate
    Gateshead
    NE11 0XA
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441914912121
  • Complaints Contact

    Vertu Motors plc
    Vertu House
    Fifth Avenue
    Team Valley Trading Estate
    Gateshead
    NE11 0XA
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Phone
    +441914912121

What this firm is allowed to do

The regulated activities the FCA has granted this firm permission to carry out.

  • P2P Lending Advice

    For Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance)

  • Investment Advice (no pensions)

    For Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Non-investment insurance contracts

  • Authorised to Operate

    Show 1 limitation
    • · The firm can only agree to carry on the regulated activities specified in this Notice.
  • Arranges Investments

    For Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Non-investment insurance contracts

  • Insurance Admin

    For Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Non-investment insurance contracts

  • Credit Brokering

    Show 2 limitations
    • · Limited to credit broking for the purposes of or in connection with the sale or hire of motor vehicles.
    • · The firm is limited to credit broking as a supplier of goods or services (other than a domestic premises supplier) carried on for the purposes of, or in connection with, the sale of goods or supply of services by the firm to a customer (who need not be the borrower under the credit agreement or the hirer under the consumer hire agreement) and, unless the firm is a not-for profit body, under which the obligation of the borrower to repay is not secured, and is not to be secured, by a legal mortgage on land.
  • Stockbroking

    For Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Non-investment insurance contracts

  • Debt Negotiation

    Show 1 limitation
    • · This permission is limited to debt adjusting which is provided in connection with the whole or partial settlement of credit agreements for vehicle finance.
  • Debt Advice

    Show 1 limitation
    • · This permission is limited to debt counselling which is provided in connection with the whole or partial settlement of credit agreements for vehicle finance.
  • Investment Setup

    For Commercial, Retail (Non-Investment Insurance), Non-investment insurance contracts

Approved individuals

Senior staff personally approved by the FCA to hold their roles here.

  • Leonardo Caruso

    IRN LXC08259

    • SMF3 Executive Director (since 9 Dec 2019)
    • CF1 Director (26 Nov 2018 to 8 Dec 2019)
  • Luke Phillips

    IRN LXP00478

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (since 1 Sep 2025)
  • Mark Barrow

    IRN MXB01278

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (4 Sep 2023 to 20 Jun 2025)
  • Mark Dethick

    IRN MXD00736

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (since 1 Oct 2023)
  • Mark Flear

    IRN MXF00409

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (1 Feb 2022 to 31 Jul 2022)
  • Mark Gibson

    IRN MXG00317

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • Mark Littlejohn

    IRN MXL00268

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (9 Dec 2019 to 9 May 2022)
  • Mark Prince

    IRN MXP00369

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (since 9 Dec 2019)
  • Mark Short

    IRN MXS01206

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (24 Jan 2022 to 17 Jun 2022)
  • Mark Troy

    IRN MXT01972

    • [FCA CF] Significant management (since 2 Sep 2024)

Appointed representatives

Smaller firms operating under this firm's FCA authorisation.

  • Widnes Car Centre Ltd (no longer appointed)

    FRN 565219 · Appointed 26 Sep 2011 · Until 2 Jul 2015

  • Typocar Ltd (no longer appointed)

    FRN 507744 · Appointed 16 Feb 2010 · Until 2 Jul 2015

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