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
Mead Farm, Brinsea Lane, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5JN, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When specialistcarsofbristol.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07710 176730 is
- Who else gives the postcode BS49 5JN
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.
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- Credit Broking
- Debt Adjusting
- Debt-counselling
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 09841690 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 October 2015 (11 years old)
- Registered office
- Mead Farm Brinsea Lane, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5JN, England
- Nature of business
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- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wootten | Director | Oct 1990 | 3 Feb 2016 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by its director
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- other company
- 1
- closed down
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, 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
- All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£61.3k
+33% from £46.0k
Employees (average)
2
Same as 2
Owed within a year
£201k
No earlier figure to compare
No turnover or profit for the year to 31 October 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £1.27m turnover and £17.7k profit, for the year to 31 October 2023.
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
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 09841690. 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
Specialist Cars of Bristol’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
3 December 2019
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
24 September 2019
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2016
1 October 2016
- Mike Wootten took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
26 October 2015
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 10 events
- All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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- 7 years of accounts, charted
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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