Wjf Car Sales Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 7 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2019
Accounts filed up to 31 May 2024
Accounts are overdue at Companies House
Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House
On its latest accounts it owed £130k more than it owned

Website, phone number and address

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Website

wjfcarsales.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01507 306852
Address

W J F Car Sales, Unit 3-4, Fusion Way, Bolingbroke Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0WA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When wjfcarsales.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01507 306852 is
Who else gives the postcode LN11 0WA

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 (3 permissions)

Credit Broking
Debt Adjusting
Debt-counselling

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.

Concerns on the company record

Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.

Company number: 11978028 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 3 May 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office: Cwg House, Gallamore Lane, Market Rasen, LN8 3HA, England
Nature of business: Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
William John Fairburn	Director	Nov 1991	3 May 2019	None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that its director runs no other company

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2024Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£130k

Down £32.6k from −£97.1k

Cash at bank

£82.3k

+47% from £55.8k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£596k

+7.8% from £553k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £130k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2024
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 11978028. 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

Wjf Car Sales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2019

30 September 2019

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

FCA register

3 May 2019

Incorporated at Companies House
William John Fairburn took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 1

Firms connected to Wjf Car Sales

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

connected firms: 3
share its postcode: 3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Wjf Car Sales

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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Every company its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
5 years of accounts, charted
All 8 events in its history
3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wjf Car Sales Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Wjf Car Sales Ltd (FRN 911581) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2019 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Wjf Car Sales’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01507 306852 and the website wjfcarsales.co.uk for Wjf Car Sales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Wjf Car Sales a scam or clone?

Wjf Car Sales 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 Wjf Car Sales?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Wjf Car Sales handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Wjf Car Sales to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Wjf Car Sales?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Wjf Car Sales: Mr William John Fairburn (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Wjf Car Sales?

Companies House lists one director of Wjf Car Sales: William John Fairburn.

How long has Wjf Car Sales been in business?

The company was formed on 3 May 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2019.

What do Wjf Car Sales’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2024, show net assets of −£130k (down £32.6k from −£97.1k) and cash at bank of £82.3k (+47% from £55.8k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.