Introducer appointed representative
This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.
- Appointed for 4 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2020
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House
- Its whole board of directors changed in February 2024
Responsible principal firm
Carwow Ltd Reference number: 767155 View firm →What does this mean?
- An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
- Carwow Studio Limited (FRN 967833) introduces customers to Carwow Ltd (FRN 767155). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Carwow Studio.
- Example: if Carwow Studio refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Carwow Studio itself.
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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
Carwow, 10 Bressenden Place, London, Westminster, SW1E 5DH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07900 000000 is
- Who else gives the postcode SW1E 5DH
Other names (6)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Autoexpress Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Carbuyer Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Driving Electric Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Evo Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Autovia Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- CarThrottle Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Carwow Ltd, 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, freeYou 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.
Concerns on the company record
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Company number
- 13018565 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 November 2020 (5 years old)
- Registered office
- Verde Building, 2nd Floor, Verde Building, 10 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DH, England
- Nature of business
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- Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (SIC 58142)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Santoro | Director | May 1984 | 13 Feb 2024 | 3 other companies |
| John David Veichmanis | Director | Nov 1973 | 13 Feb 2024 | 4 other companies |
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 companies
- 5
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 5 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
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Carwow Studio’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
22 November 2024
- Changed its registered name from "Autovia Limited"
FCA register
10 April 2024
- Broadleaf Newco 1 Limited gave up control
Companies House
13 February 2024
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
- Carwow Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2022
18 January 2022
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2021
28 September 2021
- Broadleaf Midco Limited gave up control
- Broadleaf Newco 1 Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Broadleaf Topco Limited gave up control
- Broadleaf Topco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
27 September 2021
- Broadleaf Bidco Limited gave up control
- Broadleaf Holdco Limited gave up control
- Broadleaf Holdco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Broadleaf Midco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2020
15 November 2020
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Broadleaf Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 39 events
- All 39 events in its history (15 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 18
Firms connected to Carwow Studio
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Carwow Studio. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Carwow Studio
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 39 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