Autograph Contracts Limited

Reference number: 671066

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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 autographleasing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01634 687070 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ME5 8UD
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Other names (1)

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

  • Autograph Leasing Trading name

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

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
04083515
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 October 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
Unit 5 Ballard Industrial Centre, Revenge Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8UD
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Kennedy Luckhurst Director May 1967 4 Oct 2000 6 other companies
Jessica Leanne Barnes Director Mar 1987 15 Feb 2019 None
Paul Kennedy Luckhurst Secretary Not published 4 Oct 2000 6 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
6
closed down
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 6 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
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£139k

−15% from £164k

Cash at bank

£182k

−25% from £243k

Employees (average)

4

−20% from 5

Owed within a year

£164k

−5.9% from £174k

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 04083515. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (19)

2020

9 November 2020

  • Virginia Luckhurst stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul Kennedy Luckhurst became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Virginia Luckhurst became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

20 January 2016

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

FCA register

2000

4 October 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Autograph Contracts

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

connected firms
3
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Autograph Contracts

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

In Chatham

chatham motor companyChathamAuthorisedClairmont Car & Commercials LimitedChathamAuthorisedLordswood Car & Commercials LtdChathamAuthorisedMain Street Leasing LimitedChathamAuthorisedMid-Kent Van Centre LtdChathamSee the registerSnodhurst Car SalesChathamAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Autograph Contracts Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Autograph Contracts Limited (FRN 671066) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2016 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Autograph Contracts’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01634 687070 and the website autographleasing.co.uk for Autograph Contracts. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Autograph Contracts a scam or clone?
Autograph 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 Autograph Contracts?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Autograph Contracts handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Autograph Contracts to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Autograph Contracts?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Autograph Contracts: Mr Paul Kennedy Luckhurst (50–75% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Virginia Luckhurst.
Who runs Autograph Contracts?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Autograph Contracts: Paul Kennedy Luckhurst and Jessica Leanne Barnes.
How long has Autograph Contracts been in business?
The company was formed on 4 October 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2016.
What do Autograph Contracts’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £139k (−15% from £164k) and cash at bank of £182k (−25% from £243k).
Does Autograph Contracts use any other names?
It trades as Autograph Leasing.

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