FINAL NOTICE

To:
Michael Christoforou (trading as M C Motors)

Dated: 14 November 2019


ACTION

1.
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the following
action against Mr Christoforou.

2.
The Authority issued to Mr Christoforou the Decision Notice which notified him that
for the reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the Act, the Authority
had decided to cancel Mr Christoforou Part 4A permission.

3.
Mr Christoforou has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the
date on which the Decision Notice was issued to him.

4.
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled Mr Christoforou’s Part 4A
permission.

DEFINITIONS

5.
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice:

“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

“the Authority” means the Financial Conduct Authority;

“Mr Christoforou’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the
Authority to Michael Christoforou (trading as M C Motors) pursuant to Part 4A of
the Act;

“the Decision Notice” means the Decision Notice issued to Mr Christoforou dated 22
July 2019;

“the Return” means the CCR007 return for the period ended 30 September 2018,
which Mr Christoforou was due to submit to the Authority by 9 November 2018;

“the suitability Threshold Condition” means the Threshold Condition set out in
paragraph 2E of Schedule 6 to the Act;

“the Threshold Conditions” means the threshold conditions set out in Schedule 6
to the Act;

“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber); and

“the Warning Notice” means the Warning Notice issued to Mr Christoforou dated 26
June 2019.


REASONS FOR ACTION

6.
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in the Warning
Notice and in the Decision Notice, it appears to the Authority that Mr Christoforou
is failing to satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not
satisfied that Mr Christoforou is a fit and proper person having regard to all the
circumstances, including whether Mr Christoforou managed his business in such a
way as to ensure that his affairs were conducted in a sound and prudent manner.

7.
This is because Mr Christoforou has failed to comply with the regulatory
requirement to submit the Return. Mr Christoforou has not been open and co-
operative in all his dealings with the Authority, in that Mr Christoforou has failed to
respond adequately to the Authority's repeated requests for him to submit the
Return, and has thereby failed to comply with Principle 11 of the Authority's
Principles for Businesses and to satisfy the Authority that he is ready, willing and
organised to comply with the requirements and standards under the regulatory
system.

8.
These failures, which are significant in the context of Mr Christoforou’s suitability,
lead the Authority to conclude that Mr Christoforou has failed to manage his
business in such a way as to ensure that his affairs are conducted in a sound and
prudent manner, that he is not a fit and proper person, and that he is therefore
failing to satisfy the Threshold Conditions in relation to the regulated activities for
which Mr Christoforou was granted a Part 4A permission.

DECISION MAKER

9.
The decision which gave rise to the obligation to give this Final Notice was made
by the Regulatory Decisions Committee.

IMPORTANT

10.
This Final Notice is given to Mr Christoforou in accordance with section 390(1) of
the Act.

Publicity

11.
The Authority must publish such information about the matter to which this Final
Notice relates as the Authority considers appropriate. The information may be
published in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate. However, the
Authority may not publish information if such publication would, in the opinion of
the Authority, be unfair to Mr Christoforou or prejudicial to the interest of
consumers.

12.
The Authority intends to publish such information about the matter to which this
Final Notice relates as it considers appropriate.

Authority Contact

13.
For more information concerning this matter generally, please contact Yasmin
Moore at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 5439).

Martin Butcher
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division