Widnes VE Limited

Reference number: 982724

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No longer an appointed representative

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Registration ended 7 September 2022.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Last known phone number

    0151 257 9559

  • Last known address

    Vision Express, Unit 4, Green Oaks Shopping Centre, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 6UD, United Kingdom

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Other names (1)

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

  • Vision Express Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • The record is closed
    Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

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
03322086
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 February 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office
Mere Way Ruddington Fields Business Park, Ruddington, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG11 6NZ
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED Corporate director Not published 21 Feb 1997 133 other companies
Nicholas David Coton Director Apr 1982 9 Mar 2026 37 other companies
ABBEYFIELD VE LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 2 Dec 1998 133 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
148
closed down
68
are FCA-registered
62

In the full report: all 148 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 62 on the FCA register
  • The 22 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£39.0k

−203% from £38.0k

Net assets

−£163k

Down £30.0k from −£133k

Cash at bank

£1,000

−50% from £2,000

Owed within a year

£449k

+13% from £398k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £163k more than it owned.

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £886k, for the year to 31 December 2021.

Profit before tax

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 03322086. 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

Widnes VE’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (37)

2026

9 March 2026

  • Stephen Malcolm Bridge stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

7 September 2022

  • Stopped being an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Abbeyfield V.E. Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stephen Malcolm Bridge became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1997

21 February 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 37 events

  • All 37 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 31
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Firms connected to Widnes VE

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1
past links
2

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 148 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 37 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Widnes VE Limited FCA authorised?
No. Widnes VE Limited (FRN 982724) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer an appointed representative.
Is Widnes VE a scam or clone?
Widnes VE is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.
Is my money safe with Widnes VE?
Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with Widnes VE has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Who owns Widnes VE?
Widnes VE is owned by Abbeyfield V.E. Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Stephen Malcolm Bridge.
Who runs Widnes VE?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Widnes VE: Abbeyfield Ve Limited and Nicholas David Coton.
How long has Widnes VE been in business?
The company was formed on 21 February 1997.
What do Widnes VE’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of −£39.0k (−203% from £38.0k) and net assets of −£163k (down £30.0k from −£133k).
Does Widnes VE use any other names?
It trades as Vision Express.

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