Etab Autos Limited

Reference number: 662373

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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 etabautos.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01606 330413 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WA7 3PZ
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Other names (3)

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

  • Sort My Car Finance Trading name
  • Station Road Garage Trading name
  • Nationwide Car Finance Former 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
06930840
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 June 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
233 Wigan Road, Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan, WN4 9SL, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anthony Patrick Bate Director Feb 1996 21 Sep 2023 3 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
3
closed down
3

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 December 2024Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£60.9k

Up £19.1k from −£80.0k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£7,975

−25% from £10.6k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £60.9k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06930840. 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

Etab Autos’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (21)

2025

18 December 2025

  • Anthony Patrick Bate took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Paul Bate gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul Bate took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

19 February 2015

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

FCA register

2009

11 June 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms like Etab Autos

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Runcorn

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In the Warrington (WA) postcode area

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Etab Autos Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Etab Autos Limited (FRN 662373) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Etab Autos’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01606 330413 and the website etabautos.co.uk for Etab Autos. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Etab Autos a scam or clone?
Etab Autos 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 Etab Autos?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Etab Autos handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Etab Autos to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Etab Autos?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Etab Autos: Mr Anthony Patrick Bate (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Bate.
Who runs Etab Autos?
Companies House lists one director of Etab Autos: Anthony Patrick Bate.
How long has Etab Autos been in business?
The company was formed on 11 June 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Etab Autos’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 December 2024, show net assets of −£60.9k (up £19.1k from −£80.0k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Etab Autos use any other names?
It trades as Sort My Car Finance and Station Road Garage. It has previously used the name Nationwide Car Finance.

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