two business as one

[ashley1987]

ill try to explain this my apologies if im not making myself clear, im fairly new to all business rules so im sorry if there is a simple answer.

I currently run a very small business selling used cars.

to generalise what i want to do is offer 'auto services' offering repair/servicing, valeting and offering supergard or similar protection to under cut dealer prices (if i can do that) as well as offering a transport/recovery service.

i also still want to sell the cars but i want two names, "**** cars" and "****auto services" itsa only really to seperate for image and advertising, but at the end of the day i want to do combine the 'takings' into one business.

is T/A the way to go?? any help or pointers gratefull.

[jim_gold]

Sure it can be just one business. I don't think you need worry about any legal differentiation. If it were me I would run the company as ***** Ltd and on the bottom of the letterhead I would put something like ***** Auto Services is a trading division of ***** Ltd.
Though for your own accounting purposes it may be an idea to run 2 bank accounts.

[ashley1987]

dont think it makes much difference but in case it does should have mentioned it is/will be sole trader company

[jim_gold]

sole trader business is the correct term I think rather than sole trader company which implies incorporated status.
well in that case it's 'joe bloggs' trading as ***** Auto Services and joe bloggs' trading as ***** Cars

assume you have looked into the pros and cons of incorporating or not?