Castle Cars (Essex) Ltd

Reference number: 973528

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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 castlecarsuk.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01245 226545 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM3 4ER
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Other names (1)

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

  • Castle Cars Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You 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.

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
09500465
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 March 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Little Gibcracks ,Moor Hall Lane, Danbury Essex Moor Hall Lane, Danbury, Chelmsford, CM3 4ER, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard Edward John Castle Director Feb 1979 20 Mar 2015 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£11.0k

Up £15.6k from −£4,521

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£26.9k

−37% from £42.4k

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £367k, for the year to 31 March 2024.

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 09500465. 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

Castle Cars (Essex)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (13)

2023

10 December 2023

  • Gary Victor Longman stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

20 April 2022

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gary Victor Longman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Richard Edward John Castle became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

20 March 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Castle Cars (Essex) Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Castle Cars (Essex) Ltd (FRN 973528) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2022 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Castle Cars (Essex)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01245 226545 and the website castlecarsuk.co.uk for Castle Cars (Essex). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Castle Cars (Essex) a scam or clone?
Castle Cars (Essex) 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 Castle Cars (Essex)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Castle Cars (Essex) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Castle Cars (Essex) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Castle Cars (Essex)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Castle Cars (Essex): Mr Richard Edward John Castle (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Gary Victor Longman.
Who runs Castle Cars (Essex)?
Companies House lists one director of Castle Cars (Essex): Richard Edward John Castle.
How long has Castle Cars (Essex) been in business?
The company was formed on 20 March 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2022.
What do Castle Cars (Essex)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £11.0k (up £15.6k from −£4,521).
Does Castle Cars (Essex) use any other names?
It trades as Castle Cars.

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