Economy Cars & Commercials Limited

Reference number: 950747

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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 eccvehiclesales.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07970 152006 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CO7 8DB
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Other names (3)

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

  • ECC Trading name
  • ECC Vehicle Sales Trading name
  • ECCVS 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
04937635
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 October 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
11 Bedford Close, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9LN
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Ferrari Director Sep 1968 20 Oct 2003 1 other company
Mark Paul Ferrari Director Dec 1990 16 Jun 2017 1 other company
Paul Ferrari Secretary Not published 13 Nov 2011 –

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
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£146k

+25% from £117k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£371k

+19% from £311k

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 04937635. 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

Economy Cars & Commercials’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (16)

2024

26 May 2024

  • Cheryl Jean Ferrari stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

15 February 2022

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

FCA register

2017

16 June 2017

  • Mark Paul Ferrari gained significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Cheryl Jean Ferrari became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Ferrari became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2003

20 October 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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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 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Economy Cars & Commercials Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Economy Cars & Commercials Limited (FRN 950747) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2022 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Economy Cars & Commercials’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07970 152006 and the website eccvehiclesales.co.uk for Economy Cars & Commercials. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Economy Cars & Commercials a scam or clone?
Economy Cars & Commercials 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 Economy Cars & Commercials?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Economy Cars & Commercials handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Economy Cars & Commercials to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Economy Cars & Commercials?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Economy Cars & Commercials: Mr Paul Ferrari (25–50% of shares) and Mr Mark Paul Ferrari (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Cheryl Jean Ferrari.
Who runs Economy Cars & Commercials?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Economy Cars & Commercials: Paul Ferrari and Mark Paul Ferrari.
How long has Economy Cars & Commercials been in business?
The company was formed on 20 October 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2022.
What do Economy Cars & Commercials’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 October 2025, show net assets of £146k (+25% from £117k).
Does Economy Cars & Commercials use any other names?
It trades as ECC, ECC Vehicle Sales and ECCVS.

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