Citywide Auto Centres Limited

Reference number: 670724

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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 citywidevansales.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 029 2022 0558 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CF11 8AB
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Other names (1)

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

  • citywide van sales 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
04378749
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 February 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
Suite 2d Building 1 Eastern Business Park, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5EA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Robert Lawley Director Mar 1962 21 Feb 2002 1 other company
Garamond Rasden Baker Director Nov 1976 1 Apr 2003 None
Anne Marie Lawley Secretary Not published 21 Feb 2002 –

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
closed down
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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£295k

−22% from £379k

Cash at bank

£20.2k

−35% from £31.2k

Owed within a year

£86.6k

−48% from £168k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 04378749. 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

Citywide Auto Centres’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Garamond Rasden Baker gained significant control
  • Simon Robert Lawley took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

6 March 2015

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

FCA register

2002

21 February 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Citywide Auto Centres Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Citywide Auto Centres Limited (FRN 670724) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Citywide Auto Centres’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 029 2022 0558 and the website citywidevansales.co.uk for Citywide Auto Centres. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Citywide Auto Centres a scam or clone?
Citywide Auto Centres 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 Citywide Auto Centres?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Citywide Auto Centres handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Citywide Auto Centres to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Citywide Auto Centres?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Citywide Auto Centres: Mr Simon Robert Lawley (75–100% of shares) and Mr Garamond Rasden Baker (significant influence or control).
Who runs Citywide Auto Centres?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Citywide Auto Centres: Simon Robert Lawley and Garamond Rasden Baker.
How long has Citywide Auto Centres been in business?
The company was formed on 21 February 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Citywide Auto Centres’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £295k (−22% from £379k) and cash at bank of £20.2k (−35% from £31.2k).
Does Citywide Auto Centres use any other names?
It trades as citywide van sales.

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