Wards of York Limited

Reference number: 745592

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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 wardscatering.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 026 0223 is
  • Who else gives the postcode YO30 4RY
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Other names (1)

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

  • Ward's Catering 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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  • Credit Broking

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
09671552
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 July 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Unit 5 Centurion Office Park Tribune Way, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4RY, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (SIC 46690)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Richard James Carr Director Jul 1975 6 Jul 2015 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

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

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£913k

−25% from £1.22m

Cash at bank

£69.2k

−76% from £284k

Employees (average)

10

+11% from 9

Owed within a year

£395k

+10% from £358k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 09671552. 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

Wards of York’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (14)

2024

21 October 2024

  • Richard James Carr gave up control
  • Wards Of York Trustees Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2021

15 October 2021

  • Andrew Stephen Carr stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

14 June 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Andrew Stephen Carr became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Richard James Carr took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

6 July 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wards of York Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Wards of York Limited (FRN 745592) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Wards of York’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 026 0223 and the website wardscatering.co.uk for Wards of York. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Wards of York a scam or clone?
Wards of York 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 Wards of York?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Wards of York handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Wards of York to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Wards of York?
Wards of York is owned by Wards Of York Trustees Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board and held as a trustee, since 21 October 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Richard James Carr and Mr Andrew Stephen Carr.
Who runs Wards of York?
Companies House lists one director of Wards of York: Richard James Carr.
How long has Wards of York been in business?
The company was formed on 6 July 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2016.
What do Wards of York’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £913k (−25% from £1.22m) and cash at bank of £69.2k (−76% from £284k).
Does Wards of York use any other names?
It trades as Ward's Catering.

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