Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES

Reference number: 660129

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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 riverside-cars.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01642 248010 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TS3 8BL
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Other names (3)

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

  • Maxwell Motors Trading name
  • Riverside Car Sales Trading name
  • Leo Car Company Limited Former 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

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company name
LEO CAR COMPANY LIMITED
Company number
04695156
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 March 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
Beaumont Accountancy Second Floor Enterprise House 202-206, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QW, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John William Woodier Director Aug 1963 12 Mar 2003 12 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
12
closed down
7
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 12 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
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Turnover

£16.9m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£4,487

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£991k

−9.8% from £1.10m

Cash at bank

£120k

No earlier figure to compare

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04695156. 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

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (12)

2017

12 March 2017

  • John William Woodier took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

29 January 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Leo Car Company Limited"

FCA register

27 January 2015

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

FCA register

2003

12 March 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Connected firms

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Similar firms

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

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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES FCA authorised?
Yes, Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES (FRN 660129) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01642 248010 and the website riverside-cars.co.uk for Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES a scam or clone?
Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES 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 Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES: Mr John William Woodier (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES?
Companies House lists one director of Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES: John William Woodier.
How long has Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES been in business?
The company was formed on 12 March 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2015.
What do Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £16.9m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £4,487 (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does Leo Car Company Limited T/A RIVERSIDE CAR SALES use any other names?
It trades as Maxwell Motors and Riverside Car Sales. It has previously used the name Leo Car Company Limited.

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