Ancroft Tractors Limited

Reference number: 737382

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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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When ancroft-tractors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01289 331904 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TD15 1TB
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You 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.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
01427667
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 June 1979 (47 years old)
Registered office
Windmill Way West, Ramparts Business Park, Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15 1TB
Nature of business
  • Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft (SIC 46140)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
William Waldorf Astor Director Dec 1951 1 Jan 1996 25 other companies
Thomas Charles Brown Director Jan 1967 11 May 2000 None
Yvonne Shona Martin Secretary Not published 11 May 2000 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
25
closed down
15
still active
10

In the full report: all 25 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£235k

Down £200k from −£35.0k

Net assets

£2.01m

−9.7% from £2.23m

Cash at bank

£24.1k

+881% from £2,458

Owed within a year

£5.67m

−39% from £9.26m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2024 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £14.2m, for the year to 31 December 2021.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 01427667. 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

Ancroft Tractors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (13)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Rt. Hon. Viscount William Waldorf Astor took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

4 March 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1979

11 June 1979

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Ancroft Tractors

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ancroft Tractors. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Ancroft Tractors

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  • 25 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ancroft Tractors Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ancroft Tractors Limited (FRN 737382) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ancroft Tractors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01289 331904 and the website ancroft-tractors.co.uk for Ancroft Tractors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ancroft Tractors a scam or clone?
Ancroft Tractors is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Ancroft Tractors?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ancroft Tractors handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ancroft Tractors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ancroft Tractors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ancroft Tractors: Rt. Hon. Viscount William Waldorf Astor (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Ancroft Tractors?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Ancroft Tractors: William Waldorf Astor and Thomas Charles Brown.
How long has Ancroft Tractors been in business?
The company was formed on 11 June 1979, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
What do Ancroft Tractors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show profit before tax of −£235k (down £200k from −£35.0k) and net assets of £2.01m (−9.7% from £2.23m).

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