Benchmark Leasing Limited

Reference number: 964587

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Select Contracts UK Limited Reference number: 670832 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Benchmark Leasing Limited (FRN 964587) is an AR of Select Contracts UK Limited (FRN 670832). When you use Benchmark Leasing's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Benchmark Leasing, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When selectcarleasing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01753 859944 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SL4 6BL
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Other names (7)

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

  • Benchmark Commercial Vehicles Trading name
  • Benchmark Eastern Trading name
  • Benchmark Low Emission Vehicles Trading name
  • Benchmark Minibus Leasing Trading name
  • Benchmark Western Trading name
  • Lease a Car Trading name
  • Select Car Leasing Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Select Contracts UK Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
03733005
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 March 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
54 High Street, Eton, Windsor, SL4 6BL, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian Simon Wilson Director Jun 1966 1 Mar 2012 1 other company
Tracey Wilson Secretary Not published 1 Aug 2020 –

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Employees (average)

10

+25% from 8

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 03733005. 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

Benchmark Leasing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (16)

2021

26 November 2021

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2020

15 January 2020

  • Tracey Wilson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2019

14 October 2019

  • Anthony Gary Flood no longer has significant control
  • Ian Simon Wilson became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony Gary Flood gained significant control

Companies House

1999

15 March 1999

  • 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: 3
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Benchmark Leasing Limited FCA authorised?
Benchmark Leasing Limited (FRN 964587) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Benchmark Leasing?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Benchmark Leasing Limited (FRN 964587) is an AR of Select Contracts UK Limited (FRN 670832). When you use Benchmark Leasing's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Benchmark Leasing, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Benchmark Leasing’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01753 859944 and the website selectcarleasing.co.uk/car-leasing-eton for Benchmark Leasing. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Benchmark Leasing a scam or clone?
Benchmark Leasing 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 Benchmark Leasing?
Protection works through Select Contracts UK Limited, the principal firm responsible for Benchmark Leasing's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Benchmark Leasing?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Benchmark Leasing: Mr Ian Simon Wilson (50–75% of shares) and Mrs Tracey Wilson (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Anthony Gary Flood.
Who runs Benchmark Leasing?
Companies House lists one director of Benchmark Leasing: Ian Simon Wilson.
How long has Benchmark Leasing been in business?
The company was formed on 15 March 1999.
What do Benchmark Leasing’s latest accounts show?
Does Benchmark Leasing use any other names?
It trades as Benchmark Commercial Vehicles, Benchmark Eastern, Benchmark Low Emission Vehicles, Benchmark Minibus Leasing and Benchmark Western, and 2 more names.

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