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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Phone number
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Address
North East Truck & Van Ltd, Cowpen Bewley Road, Billingham, Stockton-On-Tees, TS23 4EX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When northeasttruckandvan.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01642 370555 is
- Who else gives the postcode TS23 4EX
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- NETV Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- North East Truck and Van Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- ECL Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Ecll Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Euro Contract Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 02786349 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 3 February 1993 (33 years old)
- Registered office
- Cowpen Bewley Road, Haverton Hill, Billingham, Cleveland, TS23 4EX
- Nature of business
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- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
- Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
- Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
- Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Alexander William Mcdonald | Director | Mar 1955 | 16 Apr 1993 | 6 other companies |
| Steven Lane | Director | Mar 1963 | 1 Dec 2007 | 1 other company |
| Ian Thomas Hopkins | Director | Nov 1966 | 7 Mar 2013 | 2 other companies |
| Paula Marie Knight | Director | May 1968 | 1 Aug 2016 | None |
| John William Mcdonald | Director | May 1989 | 1 Aug 2016 | 6 other companies |
| Christopher Uchegbu Alete | Director | Oct 1967 | 8 Oct 2025 | 4 other companies |
| Christopher Uchegbu Alete | Secretary | Not published | 8 Oct 2025 | – |
Other companies run by these 6 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
- 10
- closed down
- 2
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 10 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 6 companies these 6 directors run together
- All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£56.2m
−6.1% from £59.9m
Profit before tax
−£3.03m
Down £3.14m from £106k
Net assets
£4.96m
−35% from £7.64m
Cash at bank
£6,000
−90% from £61.0k
Turnover and profit
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 02786349. 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
North East Truck & Van’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- North East Truck & Van Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1993
3 February 1993
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 65 events
- All 65 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 42
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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