Startin Tractors Limited

Reference number: 669694

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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 startintractors.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01827 880088 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CV9 3PW
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
01381670
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 August 1978 (48 years old)
Registered office
The Grange, Croxall, Lichfield, WS13 8RB
Nature of business
  • Non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Edward Startin Director Jun 1969 22 May 2013 3 other companies
Richard Charles Goodwin Director Nov 1975 30 Jun 2022 None
Robert Compton Joseph Bill Director Dec 1971 30 Jun 2022 None
James Edward Startin Secretary Not published 20 Oct 2023 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
3
closed down
1
still active
2

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£14.9m

+1% from £14.8m

Profit before tax

£46.9k

From a loss of £333k

Net assets

£10.8m

<1% from £10.8m

Cash at bank

£114k

+126% from £50.3k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 01381670. 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

Startin Tractors’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (13)

2016

6 April 2016

  • James Edward Startin took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

23 March 2015

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

FCA register

1978

1 August 1978

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Startin Tractors Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Startin Tractors Limited (FRN 669694) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Startin Tractors’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01827 880088 and the website startintractors.co.uk for Startin Tractors. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Startin Tractors a scam or clone?
Startin Tractors 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 Startin Tractors?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Startin Tractors handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Startin Tractors to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Startin Tractors?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Startin Tractors: Mr James Edward Startin (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Startin Tractors?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Startin Tractors: James Edward Startin, Richard Charles Goodwin and Robert Compton Joseph Bill.
How long has Startin Tractors been in business?
The company was formed on 1 August 1978, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Startin Tractors’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £14.9m (+1% from £14.8m) and profit before tax of £46.9k (from a loss of £333k).

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