Fords of Winsford Ltd
Reference number: 990236
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Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
- Appointed for 3 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 1986
- Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025
Responsible principal firm
Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Fords of Winsford Ltd (FRN 990236) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Fords of Winsford's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Fords of Winsford, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
Website, phone number and address
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Website
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Phone number
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Address
Wharton Retail Park, Weaver Valley Road, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3AL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When fow.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01606 861234 is
- Who else gives the postcode CW7 3AL
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- FOW Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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 name
- FORDS OF WINSFORD LIMITED
- Company number
- 02066011 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 October 1986 (40 years old)
- Registered office
- Wharton Retail Park, Weaver, Valley R, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 3AL
- Nature of business
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- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Mary Ford | Director | Dec 1958 | Not published | 2 other companies |
| Paul Thomas Ford | Director | Oct 1957 | Not published | 5 other companies |
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
- 5
- closed down
- 2
- run together
- 2
In the full report: all 5 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
- The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£15.5m
+11% from £13.9m
Profit before tax
£979k
From a loss of £94.5k
Net assets
£2.34m
+59% from £1.47m
Cash at bank
£656
−100% from £306k
Turnover and profit
In the full report: all 4 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2025
- Both charts, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 02066011. 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
Fords of Winsford’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
15 July 2024
- Alison Mary Bell stopped being a part-owner
- Fords Of Winsford Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Paul Thomas Ford stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2023
18 January 2023
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Alison Mary Bell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Paul Thomas Ford became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
1986
21 October 1986
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 12 events
- All 12 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to Fords of Winsford
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Fords of Winsford. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Fords of Winsford
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Winsford
In the Crewe (CW) postcode area
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 4 years of accounts, charted
- All 12 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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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