Wink Cars Limited

Reference number: 1061927

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

CARMONEY LIMITED Reference number: 674094 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Wink Cars Limited (FRN 1061927) introduces customers to CARMONEY LIMITED (FRN 674094). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Wink Cars.
  • Example: if Wink Cars refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Wink Cars itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When winkcars.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07565 809799 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DY4 0DY
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Carmoney Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
14773130
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 March 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
30 Greenbox Weston Hall Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4AL, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Joanna Smith Director Sep 1992 31 Mar 2023 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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 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 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£5,683

+39% from £4,097

Cash at bank

£5,119

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£50.5k

−3% from £52.0k

Assets and liabilities

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 14773130. 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

Wink Cars’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (8)

2026

30 September 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

9 July 2026

  • Jodie Barber stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2023

31 March 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Joanna Smith took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jodie Barber became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 8 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wink Cars Limited FCA authorised?
Wink Cars Limited (FRN 1061927) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Wink Cars?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Wink Cars Limited (FRN 1061927) introduces customers to CARMONEY LIMITED (FRN 674094). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Wink Cars. Example: if Wink Cars refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Wink Cars itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Wink Cars’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07565 809799 and the website winkcars.co.uk for Wink Cars. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Wink Cars a scam or clone?
Wink Cars 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 Wink Cars?
Protection works through Carmoney Limited, the principal firm responsible for Wink Cars's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Wink Cars?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Wink Cars: Miss Joanna Smith (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Miss Jodie Barber.
Who runs Wink Cars?
Companies House lists one director of Wink Cars: Joanna Smith.
How long has Wink Cars been in business?
The company was formed on 31 March 2023.
What do Wink Cars’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £5,683 (+39% from £4,097) and cash at bank of £5,119 (no earlier figure to compare).

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