Ak Vehicle Rental Limited

Reference number: 710231

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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

  • When akrental.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0141 848 1515 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PA3 1TQ
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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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit 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
SC124978
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 May 1990 (36 years old)
Registered office
19 Underwood Road, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA3 1TH
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles (SIC 77120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Reid Kyle Director Jun 1949 14 May 1990 1 other company
Matthew Kyle Director Jan 1980 11 Jun 2008 1 other company
Lorna Kyle Secretary Not published 14 May 1990 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other company
1
still active
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 August 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.93m

+1.5% from £2.89m

Cash at bank

£265k

−14% from £306k

Employees (average)

15

+15% from 13

Owed within a year

£487k

+25% from £391k

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 SC124978. 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

Ak Vehicle Rental’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Andrew Reid Kyle became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

29 July 2015

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

FCA register

1990

14 May 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Ak Vehicle Rental

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Ak Vehicle Rental

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

In Paisley

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In the Paisley (PA) postcode area

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ak Vehicle Rental Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ak Vehicle Rental Limited (FRN 710231) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ak Vehicle Rental’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0141 848 1515 and the website akrental.co.uk for Ak Vehicle Rental. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ak Vehicle Rental a scam or clone?
Ak Vehicle Rental 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 Ak Vehicle Rental?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ak Vehicle Rental handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ak Vehicle Rental to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ak Vehicle Rental?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ak Vehicle Rental: Mr Andrew Reid Kyle (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Ak Vehicle Rental?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Ak Vehicle Rental: Andrew Reid Kyle and Matthew Kyle.
How long has Ak Vehicle Rental been in business?
The company was formed on 14 May 1990, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Ak Vehicle Rental’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 August 2025, show net assets of £2.93m (+1.5% from £2.89m) and cash at bank of £265k (−14% from £306k).

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