Nationwide Vehicle Buyers Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 7 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2019
Accounts filed up to 31 July 2025
On its latest accounts it owed £184k more than it owned

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

nationwidevehiclebuyers.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

07946 777000
Address

Nationwide Vehicle Buyers, Endeavour House, Coopers End Road, London Stansted Airport, Stansted, Essex, CM24 1SJ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When nationwidevehiclebuyers.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 07946 777000 is
Who else gives the postcode CM24 1SJ

Other names (1)

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

Nationwide Motor Sales Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 (3 permissions)

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: 11979891 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 7 May 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office: First Floor, 30 London Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertf, First Floor, 30 London Road, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9JS, England
Nature of business: Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
David Collins	Director	Aug 1977	7 May 2019	None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that its director runs no other company

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£184k

−286% from £99.1k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£412k

+56% from £264k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £184k more than it owned.

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

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 11979891. 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

Nationwide Vehicle Buyers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2019

1 July 2019

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

FCA register

7 May 2019

Incorporated at Companies House
David Collins took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 1

Firms connected to Nationwide Vehicle Buyers

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Nationwide Vehicle Buyers. 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 Nationwide Vehicle Buyers

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

In Stansted

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3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 8 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nationwide Vehicle Buyers Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Nationwide Vehicle Buyers Limited (FRN 843653) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2019 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Nationwide Vehicle Buyers’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07946 777000 and the website nationwidevehiclebuyers.com for Nationwide Vehicle Buyers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Nationwide Vehicle Buyers a scam or clone?

Nationwide Vehicle Buyers 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 Nationwide Vehicle Buyers?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Nationwide Vehicle Buyers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Nationwide Vehicle Buyers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Nationwide Vehicle Buyers?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Nationwide Vehicle Buyers: Mr David Collins (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Nationwide Vehicle Buyers?

Companies House lists one director of Nationwide Vehicle Buyers: David Collins.

How long has Nationwide Vehicle Buyers been in business?

The company was formed on 7 May 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2019.

What do Nationwide Vehicle Buyers’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of −£184k (−286% from £99.1k).

Does Nationwide Vehicle Buyers use any other names?

It trades as Nationwide Motor Sales.