Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Abberton Garage, Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7LE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01206 735441 is
- Who else gives the postcode CO5 7LE
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Credit Broking
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 15430820 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 January 2024 (2 years old)
- Registered office
- Abberton Garage Mersea Road, Abberton, Colchester, CO5 7LE, England
- Nature of business
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- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan John Frost | Director | Oct 1952 | 22 Jan 2024 | None |
| Sebastian William Scott-Sowter | Director | Apr 1984 | 22 Jan 2024 | 1 other company |
| Tara Scott-Sowter | Director | Jul 1978 | 22 Jan 2024 | None |
Other companies run by these 3 directors
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- other company
- 1
- closed down
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£343k
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Cash at bank
£187k
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Employees (average)
6
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Owed within a year
£225k
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About these figures
- Turnover
- Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
- Profit before tax
- What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
- Net assets, or total equity
- Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
- Total assets and total liabilities
- Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
- Cash at bank
- Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
- Owed within a year, owed after a year
- Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 15430820. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Abberton Car Sales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
31 May 2024
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
22 January 2024
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Sebastian William Scott-Sowter became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 10 events
- All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms like Abberton Car Sales
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In Colchester
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk