Friends Autos Limited

Reference number: 789024

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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 friendsautos.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07735 588987 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WR11 1GP
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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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
10032159
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 February 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
19 Glendale Drive, Birmingham, B33 8RG, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mubashar Faiz-E-Rasool Director May 1976 29 Feb 2016 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1,270

−91% from £14.2k

Employees (average)

5

+67% from 3

Owed within a year

£356k

+99% from £179k

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 10032159. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (14)

2023

1 March 2023

  • Nbila Riaz Ahmad Begum became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2017

10 October 2017

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

FCA register

1 February 2017

  • Mubashar Faiz-E-Rasool became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

29 February 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Friends Autos

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Friends Autos. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
no longer authorised
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
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Firms like Friends Autos

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

In Evesham

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Friends Autos Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Friends Autos Limited (FRN 789024) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2017 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Friends Autos’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07735 588987 and the website friendsautos.co.uk for Friends Autos. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Friends Autos a scam or clone?
Friends 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 Friends Autos?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Friends Autos handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Friends Autos to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Friends Autos?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Friends Autos: Mrs Nbila Riaz Ahmad Begum (25–50% of shares) and Mr Mubashar Faiz-E-Rasool (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Friends Autos?
Companies House lists one director of Friends Autos: Mubashar Faiz-E-Rasool.
How long has Friends Autos been in business?
The company was formed on 29 February 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2017.
What do Friends Autos’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £1,270 (−91% from £14.2k).

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