Auto Legal Protection Services Limited

Reference number: 300906

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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 alpsltd.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01260 221555 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CW12 3AQ
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Alps Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
03676991
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 December 1998 (27 years old)
Registered office
Sunnyside Mill, Highfield Road, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 3AQ
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Julian Tomlinson Director Mar 1972 1 Aug 2000 6 other companies
Carole Ashman Director Dec 1967 1 Jul 2009 5 other companies
Michelle Jacqueline O'Reilly Director Jun 1985 29 Jan 2026 None
Carole Ashman Secretary Not published 31 Jan 2013 –

Other companies run by these 3 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
8
closed down
3
run together
3

In the full report: all 8 companies, 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
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£361k

−17% from £435k

Cash at bank

£795k

−8.7% from £871k

Owed within a year

£1.30m

<1% from £1.30m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, 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 03676991. 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

Auto Legal Protection Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (28)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Tomlinson Management Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2000

1 January 2000

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

1998

1 December 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 19
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Firms like Auto Legal Protection Services

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Congleton

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Auto Legal Protection Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Auto Legal Protection Services Limited (FRN 300906) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Auto Legal Protection Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01260 221555 and the website alpsltd.co.uk for Auto Legal Protection Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Auto Legal Protection Services a scam or clone?
Auto Legal Protection Services 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 Auto Legal Protection Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Auto Legal Protection Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Auto Legal Protection Services?
Auto Legal Protection Services is owned by Tomlinson Management Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Auto Legal Protection Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Auto Legal Protection Services: Julian Tomlinson, Carole Ashman and Michelle Jacqueline O'Reilly.
How long has Auto Legal Protection Services been in business?
The company was formed on 1 December 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Auto Legal Protection Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £361k (−17% from £435k) and cash at bank of £795k (−8.7% from £871k).
Does Auto Legal Protection Services use any other names?
It trades as Alps.

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