Care + Mobility (Bath) Limited

Reference number: 426882

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

MARK BATES LIMITED Reference number: 308390 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Care + Mobility (Bath) Limited (FRN 426882) is an AR of MARK BATES LIMITED (FRN 308390). When you use Care + Mobility (Bath)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Care + Mobility (Bath), complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When careplusmobility.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01761 417355 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS39 7SU
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Other names (3)

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

  • Bristol's Mobility Centre Trading name
  • Care + Mobility (Bath) Ltd Former name
  • Care Plus Mobility (Bath) Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Mark Bates Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
04194103
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 April 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
Unit 41 Old Mills Trading Estate, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7SU, England
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) not elsewhere classified (SIC 47749)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lee Christopher Knight Director Dec 1970 3 Nov 2025 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
2
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

16 months to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£122k

−22% from £158k

Cash at bank

£162k

+5.4% from £154k

Employees (average)

11

Same as 11

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04194103. 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

Care + Mobility (Bath)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (20)

2025

31 December 2025

  • Countrywide Mobility Services Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Lee Christopher Knight gave up control

Companies House

3 November 2025

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
  • Lee Christopher Knight took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stacey Dianne Showering gave up control

Companies House

2024

30 May 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Care + Mobility (Bath) Ltd"

FCA register

2016

11 May 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Care Plus Mobility (Bath) Limited"

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Stacey Dianne Showering took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

17 February 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2001

4 April 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Care + Mobility (Bath)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Care + Mobility (Bath). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share a director
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Care + Mobility (Bath)

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

In the Bristol (BS) postcode area

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Care + Mobility (Bath) Limited FCA authorised?
Care + Mobility (Bath) Limited (FRN 426882) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Care + Mobility (Bath)?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Care + Mobility (Bath) Limited (FRN 426882) is an AR of MARK BATES LIMITED (FRN 308390). When you use Care + Mobility (Bath)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Care + Mobility (Bath), complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Care + Mobility (Bath)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01761 417355 and the website careplusmobility.co.uk for Care + Mobility (Bath). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Care + Mobility (Bath) a scam or clone?
Care + Mobility (Bath) 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 Care + Mobility (Bath)?
Protection works through Mark Bates Limited, the principal firm responsible for Care + Mobility (Bath)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Care + Mobility (Bath)?
Care + Mobility (Bath) is owned by Countrywide Mobility Services Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 31 December 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Lee Christopher Knight and Miss Stacey Dianne Showering.
Who runs Care + Mobility (Bath)?
Companies House lists one director of Care + Mobility (Bath): Lee Christopher Knight.
How long has Care + Mobility (Bath) been in business?
The company was formed on 4 April 2001.
What do Care + Mobility (Bath)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £122k (−22% from £158k) and cash at bank of £162k (+5.4% from £154k).
Does Care + Mobility (Bath) use any other names?
It trades as Bristol's Mobility Centre. It has previously used 2 other names: Care + Mobility (Bath) Ltd and Care Plus Mobility (Bath) Limited.

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