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
Autolinks Stranraer Ltd, Leswalt Road, Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, DG9 0EP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01776 706000 is
- Who else gives the postcode DG9 0EP
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
- SC417146 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 February 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Montpelier Professional (Galloway) Limited Challoch Inn, Leswalt, Stranraer, DG9 0LJ, United Kingdom
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Rennie Mcgarva | Director | Nov 1969 | 15 Feb 2012 | 1 other company |
| William Alexander Sloan | Director | Sep 1976 | 15 Feb 2012 | None |
Other companies run by these 2 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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, 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
- The one on the FCA register
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£363k
+5.6% from £343k
Cash at bank
£313k
+6.9% from £293k
Owed within a year
£54.8k
−31% from £79.8k
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
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 SC417146. 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
AutoLinks Stranraer’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
1 July 2016
- Alexander Rennie McGarva became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- William Alexander Sloan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2015
4 February 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2012
15 February 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 9 events
- All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 2
Firms connected to AutoLinks Stranraer
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with AutoLinks Stranraer. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like AutoLinks Stranraer
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Stranraer
In the Dumfries (DG) postcode area
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 9 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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