Woodbridge Plant Ltd

Reference number: 748238

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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

SKM Asset Finance Limited Reference number: 673566 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.
  • Woodbridge Plant Ltd (FRN 748238) introduces customers to SKM Asset Finance Limited (FRN 673566). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Woodbridge Plant.
  • Example: if Woodbridge Plant refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Woodbridge Plant 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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01582 582300

  • Address

    Unit 4, 250 Toddington Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9DZ, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01582 582300 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LU4 9DZ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through SKM Asset Finance 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 name
WOODBRIDGE PLANT LIMITED
Company number
03462022
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 November 1997 (28 years old)
Registered office
260 - 270 Butterfield, Great Marlings, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8DL, England
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gordon Bernard Mccarthy Director Jun 1970 6 Nov 1997 4 other companies
Charles Bernard Mccarthy Director Aug 1945 1 Oct 1999 2 other companies
Gordon Mccarthy Secretary Not published 6 Nov 1997 4 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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 companies
4
closed down
1
run together
2

In the full report: all 4 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 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.35m

+16% from £2.03m

Cash at bank

£680k

−22% from £874k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£886k

+23% from £723k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 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 03462022. 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

Woodbridge Plant’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (9)

2019

24 January 2019

  • Charles Bernard McCarthy stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

26 May 2016

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Charles Bernard McCarthy became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Gordon Bernard McCarthy took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1997

6 November 1997

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 9 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Woodbridge Plant Ltd FCA authorised?
Woodbridge Plant Ltd (FRN 748238) 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 Woodbridge Plant?
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. Woodbridge Plant Ltd (FRN 748238) introduces customers to SKM Asset Finance Limited (FRN 673566). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Woodbridge Plant. Example: if Woodbridge Plant refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Woodbridge Plant 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 Woodbridge Plant’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01582 582300 for Woodbridge Plant. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Woodbridge Plant a scam or clone?
Woodbridge Plant 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 Woodbridge Plant?
Protection works through SKM Asset Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Woodbridge Plant's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Woodbridge Plant?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Woodbridge Plant: Mr Gordon Bernard McCarthy (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Charles Bernard McCarthy.
Who runs Woodbridge Plant?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Woodbridge Plant: Gordon Bernard McCarthy and Charles Bernard McCarthy.
How long has Woodbridge Plant been in business?
The company was formed on 6 November 1997.
What do Woodbridge Plant’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £2.35m (+16% from £2.03m) and cash at bank of £680k (−22% from £874k).

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