Nationwide Vehicle Finance Limited

Reference number: 760145

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When nationwidevehiclesales.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01204 528437 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BL2 6NU
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Other names (1)

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

  • Nationwide Vehicle Sales 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.
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
06886730
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 April 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
Hazlemere, 70 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancs, BL1 4BY
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Marcus Nicholls Director Jul 1980 24 Apr 2009 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£265k

+1.3% from £262k

Cash at bank

£78.1k

−10% from £86.9k

Owed within a year

£566k

+40% from £403k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 06886730. 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 Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (14)

2021

30 June 2021

  • John Nicholls stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

3 November 2016

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

FCA register

30 June 2016

  • John Nicholls became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Marcus Nicholls took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2009

24 April 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nationwide Vehicle Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Nationwide Vehicle Finance Limited (FRN 760145) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2016 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Nationwide Vehicle Finance’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01204 528437 and the website nationwidevehiclesales.co.uk for Nationwide Vehicle Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nationwide Vehicle Finance a scam or clone?
Nationwide Vehicle Finance 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 Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Nationwide Vehicle Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Nationwide Vehicle Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Nationwide Vehicle Finance?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Nationwide Vehicle Finance: Mr Marcus Nicholls (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr John Nicholls.
Who runs Nationwide Vehicle Finance?
Companies House lists one director of Nationwide Vehicle Finance: Marcus Nicholls.
How long has Nationwide Vehicle Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 24 April 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2016.
What do Nationwide Vehicle Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £265k (+1.3% from £262k) and cash at bank of £78.1k (−10% from £86.9k).
Does Nationwide Vehicle Finance use any other names?
It trades as Nationwide Vehicle Sales.

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