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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Website
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Phone number
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Address
Estar Truck & Van Ltd, Unit 3, Alchemy Way, Alchemy Business Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, L33 7AQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When estar.ltd first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0151 832 6760 is
- Who else gives the postcode L33 7AQ
Other names (7)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- eStar Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van Deeside Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van Knowsley Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van Stoke Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van Trafford Park Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van Liverpool Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van Warrington Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 12810271 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 August 2020 (6 years old)
- Registered office
- Unit 3 Alchemy Way, Alchemy Business Park, Knowsley, L33 7AQ, England
- Nature of business
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- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Bridge | Director | Aug 1966 | 28 Apr 2021 | None |
| Kate Clay | Director | Aug 1987 | 25 Apr 2023 | None |
| Johannes Faatz | Director | Mar 1981 | 28 Sep 2026 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company
- All 10 people who have been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£95.3m
+21% from £78.8m
Profit before tax
£503k
−29% from £705k
Net assets
£1.65m
+37% from £1.21m
Cash at bank
£4.54m
+59% from £2.86m
Turnover and profit
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 12810271. 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
Estar Truck and Van’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
1 May 2026
- Daimler Truck UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Muhammad Sadique stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2020
24 November 2020
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
3 September 2020
- Gateley Incorporations Limited gave up control
- Muhammad Sadique became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
13 August 2020
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Gateley Incorporations Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 34 events
- All 34 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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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