BW Legal Services Limited

Reference number: 619068

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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 bwlegal.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 468 3000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode LS11 9BH
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Other names (2)

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

  • BWL Trading name
  • BW Legal Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (2 permissions)
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-collecting

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
07966978
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 February 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Enterprise House, Apex View, Leeds, LS11 9BH, England
Nature of business
  • Solicitors (SIC 69102)
  • Activities of collection agencies (SIC 82911)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Sean Barton Director Oct 1974 28 Feb 2012 13 other companies
Rachael Withers Director Sep 1974 9 Sep 2013 None

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
13
closed down
8
still active
5

In the full report: all 13 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 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2021Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£16.2m

+6.2% from £15.2m

Profit before tax

£1.48m

−38% from £2.40m

Net assets

£4.26m

+32% from £3.22m

Cash at bank

£465k

−7.4% from £503k

Turnover and profit

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 07966978. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (15)

2019

8 February 2019

  • Sean Barton stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Rachael Jennifer Withers became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Rachael Jennifer Withers stopped being a part-owner
  • Sean Barton became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Wab Investments Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

26 February 2016

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

FCA register

2012

28 February 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to BW Legal Services

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is BW Legal Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, BW Legal Services Limited (FRN 619068) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is BW Legal Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 468 3000 and the website bwlegal.co.uk for BW Legal Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is BW Legal Services a scam or clone?
BW Legal 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 BW Legal Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how BW Legal Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about BW Legal Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns BW Legal Services?
BW Legal Services is owned by Wab Investments Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Sean Barton and Miss Rachael Jennifer Withers.
Who runs BW Legal Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of BW Legal Services: Sean Barton and Rachael Withers.
How long has BW Legal Services been in business?
The company was formed on 28 February 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do BW Legal Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show turnover of £16.2m (+6.2% from £15.2m) and profit before tax of £1.48m (−38% from £2.40m).
Does BW Legal Services use any other names?
It trades as BWL and BW Legal.

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