Westward Building Services Limited

Reference number: 940043

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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 powertoolmate.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07771 802517 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PL12 6LU
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Other names (1)

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

  • Powertoolmate 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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • 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
00789871
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 January 1964 (62 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials (SIC 46130)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Wayne Colin Cox Director Dec 1970 12 Jan 2005 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
still active
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 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£62.7m

+8.6% from £57.7m

Profit before tax

£4.92m

+5.7% from £4.65m

Net assets

£16.4m

+29% from £12.7m

Cash at bank

£533k

−47% from £998k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 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 00789871. 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

Westward Building Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (15)

2023

22 December 2023

  • Samantha Nicola Cox gained significant control

Companies House

2021

20 February 2021

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Coxco Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Wayne Colin Cox gained significant control

Companies House

1964

29 January 1964

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Westward Building Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Westward Building Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

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  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Westward Building Services

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Saltash

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Westward Building Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Westward Building Services Limited (FRN 940043) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2021 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Westward Building Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07771 802517 and the website powertoolmate.co.uk for Westward Building Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Westward Building Services a scam or clone?
Westward Building Services 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 Westward Building Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Westward Building Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Westward Building Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Westward Building Services?
Westward Building Services is owned by Coxco Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Westward Building Services?
Companies House lists one director of Westward Building Services: Wayne Colin Cox.
How long has Westward Building Services been in business?
The company was formed on 29 January 1964, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2021.
What do Westward Building Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £62.7m (+8.6% from £57.7m) and profit before tax of £4.92m (+5.7% from £4.65m).
Does Westward Building Services use any other names?
It trades as Powertoolmate.

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