ACL Automotive Contracts Ltd

Reference number: 730720

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Authorised by the FCA

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

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When aclautomotive.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 772 0060 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BH8 8GS
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Other names (4)

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

  • Drive Subscribe Trading name
  • Mercedes On Lease Trading name
  • Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing Ltd Former name
  • Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
06296885
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 June 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
The Carriage House, Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6YE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Danial Scott Curley Director May 1977 19 Jul 2020 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£85.2k

Up £84.4k from £873

Cash at bank

£360k

+9.1% from £331k

Owed within a year

£396k

+162% from £151k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06296885. 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

ACL Automotive Contracts’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (20)

2020

3 November 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing Ltd"

FCA register

7 August 2020

  • Acl Automotive Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Vehicle Save Holdings Ltd gave up control

Companies House

2016

28 June 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Vehicle Save Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2007

29 June 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to ACL Automotive Contracts

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

connected firms
5
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like ACL Automotive Contracts

Other firms of the same type (car leasing or hire), nearest first.

In the Bournemouth (BH) postcode area

Dorset Sports Cars Group LtdWimborneAuthorised4Mobility LtdFerndownAuthorisedEconomy Hire (Southern) LimitedRingwoodAuthorisedFerndown Commercials LimitedWimborneAuthorisedFlexxilease LtdFerndownAuthorisedHorton Commercials LimitedWimborneAuthorised

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ACL Automotive Contracts Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, ACL Automotive Contracts Ltd (FRN 730720) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2016 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is ACL Automotive Contracts’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 772 0060 and the website aclautomotive.co.uk for ACL Automotive Contracts. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is ACL Automotive Contracts a scam or clone?
ACL Automotive Contracts 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 ACL Automotive Contracts?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how ACL Automotive Contracts handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about ACL Automotive Contracts to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns ACL Automotive Contracts?
ACL Automotive Contracts is owned by Acl Automotive Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 7 August 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Vehicle Save Holdings Ltd.
Who runs ACL Automotive Contracts?
Companies House lists one director of ACL Automotive Contracts: Danial Scott Curley.
How long has ACL Automotive Contracts been in business?
The company was formed on 29 June 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2016.
What do ACL Automotive Contracts’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2026, show net assets of £85.2k (up £84.4k from £873) and cash at bank of £360k (+9.1% from £331k).
Does ACL Automotive Contracts use any other names?
It trades as Drive Subscribe and Mercedes On Lease. It has previously used 2 other names: Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing Ltd and Vehicle Save Contract Hire & Leasing.

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