Advanced Rent Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 9 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2011
Accounts filed up to 31 December 2025

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01603 558180
Address

Unit 1c St Mary's Court, Norwich, NR9 4AL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01603 558180 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode NR9 4AL

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
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 (4 permissions)

Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Credit Broking
Dealing in investments as agent
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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: 07748894 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 22 August 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office: Unit 1c St Mary's Court, Carleton Forehoe, Norwich, NR9 4AL, England
Nature of business: Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Timothy John Cooley	Director	Apr 1965	22 Aug 2011	17 other companies
Steven Gary Simons	Director	May 1972	22 Aug 2011	14 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: 29
closed down: 15
are FCA-registered: 4

In the full report: all 29 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 4 on the FCA register
The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Turnover

£528k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£189k

+22% from £155k

Employees (average)

8

Same as 8

Owed within a year

£52.9k

+25% from £42.5k

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

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 07748894. 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

Advanced Rent’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (11)

2022

21 October 2022

Steven Gary Simons became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Timothy John Cooley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

24 November 2016

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

FCA register

2011

22 August 2011

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to Advanced Rent

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

connected firms: 4
share a director: 2
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
2 past links through former directors

Firms like Advanced Rent

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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29 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Advanced Rent Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Advanced Rent Limited (FRN 728481) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2016 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Advanced Rent’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01603 558180 for Advanced Rent. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Advanced Rent a scam or clone?

Advanced Rent 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 Advanced Rent?

It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Advanced Rent to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Advanced Rent?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Advanced Rent: Mr Steven Gary Simons (25–50% of shares) and Mr Timothy John Cooley (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Advanced Rent?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Advanced Rent: Timothy John Cooley and Steven Gary Simons.

How long has Advanced Rent been in business?

The company was formed on 22 August 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2016.

What do Advanced Rent’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £528k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £189k (+22% from £155k).