Any Car Group Limited

Reference number: 674743

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0300 678 0016

    Also given by 2 firms that are no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Address

    C Megram, PO Box 16649, Birmingham, B2 2PB, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 0300 678 0016 is, and the 10 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode B2 2PB
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Other names (4)

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

  • Any Car 4U Trading name
  • Any Car Online Trading name
  • Car Lease and Go Trading name
  • Charnock Solutions Limited Former name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
08098038
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 June 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Grosvenor Building, 2 Cuppin Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2BN, 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
Barbara Charnock Director Jun 1954 8 Jun 2012 1 other company
Steven Mark Charnock Director Nov 1960 27 Sep 2014 1 other company

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 company
1
closed down
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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2023Micro-entity accountsAudited

Net assets

−£148k

−446% from £42.8k

Employees (average)

4

−33% from 6

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £148k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2023
  • 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 08098038. 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

Any Car Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (16)

2020

22 December 2020

  • Steven Mark Charnock became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2019

17 May 2019

  • Changed its registered name from "Charnock Solutions Limited"

FCA register

2017

7 June 2017

  • Barbara Charnock became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 June 2015

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

FCA register

2012

8 June 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Any Car Group

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

connected firms
10
no longer authorised
2
share its phone number
10

In the full report: all 10 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (10), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Any Car Group

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

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history
  • 10 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Any Car Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Any Car Group Limited (FRN 674743) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since June 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Any Car Group’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0300 678 0016 for Any Car Group. 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 10 other FCA firms, 2 of which are no longer authorised.
Is Any Car Group a scam or clone?
Any Car Group 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 Any Car Group?
Any Car Group is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Any Car Group?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Any Car Group: Mr Steven Mark Charnock (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Barbara Charnock (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Any Car Group?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Any Car Group: Barbara Charnock and Steven Mark Charnock.
How long has Any Car Group been in business?
The company was formed on 8 June 2012. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Any Car Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2023, show net assets of −£148k (−446% from £42.8k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Any Car Group use any other names?
It trades as Any Car 4U, Any Car Online and Car Lease and Go. It has previously used the name Charnock Solutions Limited.

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