Echo Motors Ltd

Reference number: 1041640

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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 echomotors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07747 879005 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH14 9AL
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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
14609223
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 January 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
Maxwell Court Horsham Road, Five Oaks, Billingshurst, RH14 9AL, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Arbab Ahmed Director Nov 1998 21 May 2023 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 January 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4,243

Up £4,226 from £17

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£107k

Up £107k from £22

Net assets

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 14609223. 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

Echo Motors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (12)

2026

13 January 2026

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

FCA register

2023

24 May 2023

  • Waseem Ahmad gave up control

Companies House

21 May 2023

  • Arbab Ahmed took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

22 January 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Waseem Ahmad took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms like Echo Motors

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  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Echo Motors Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Echo Motors Ltd (FRN 1041640) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2026 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Echo Motors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07747 879005 and the website echomotors.co.uk for Echo Motors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Echo Motors a scam or clone?
Echo Motors 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 Echo Motors?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Echo Motors handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Echo Motors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Echo Motors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Echo Motors: Mr Arbab Ahmed (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Waseem Ahmad.
Who runs Echo Motors?
Companies House lists one director of Echo Motors: Arbab Ahmed.
How long has Echo Motors been in business?
The company was formed on 22 January 2023, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2026.
What do Echo Motors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show net assets of £4,243 (up £4,226 from £17).

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