Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The)

Reference number: 735557

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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 ehaworth.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01254 884493 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BB1 4LA
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Other names (1)

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

  • E Haworth 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.
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  • 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)

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
00641321
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 November 1959 (66 years old)
Registered office
38-40 High Street, Rishton, Blackburn, BB1 4LA, England
Nature of business
  • Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Gordon Farrar Director Mar 1966 11 Sep 1995 None
Gordon Thomas Farrar Director Mar 1939 Not published None
Patricia Farrar Director Dec 1940 Not published 1 other company
Patricia Farrar Secretary Not published 24 Jun 2000 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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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 these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£98.9k

−18% from £120k

Cash at bank

£52.5k

−26% from £71.4k

Employees (average)

4

−20% from 5

Owed within a year

£15.8k

−22% from £20.2k

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00641321. 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

Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (9)

2016

1 July 2016

  • Patricia Farrar became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

18 May 2016

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

FCA register

1959

5 November 1959

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The) FCA authorised?
Yes, Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The) (FRN 735557) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01254 884493 and the website ehaworth.com for Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The) a scam or clone?
Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The) 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 Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The)?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The): Mrs Patricia Farrar (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The)?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The): David Gordon Farrar, Gordon Thomas Farrar and Patricia Farrar.
How long has Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The) been in business?
The company was formed on 5 November 1959, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2016.
What do Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2026, show total equity of £98.9k (−18% from £120k) and cash at bank of £52.5k (−26% from £71.4k).
Does Vale Hire Purchase Company Limited (The) use any other names?
It trades as E Haworth.

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