Berkshire Van Hire Limited

Reference number: 919512

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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 berkshirevanhire.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0118 956 9567 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG2 0TA
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Other names (1)

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

  • S&T Coachworks Trading name

The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

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.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • 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
10427629
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 October 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
587 Basingstoke Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0TA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)
  • Renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles (SIC 77120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Parmod Sharma Director Jul 1958 14 Oct 2016 2 other companies
Sanjeev Sharma Director Feb 1963 14 Oct 2016 1 other company
Sushma Sharma Director Dec 1953 14 Oct 2016 1 other company
Vinod Kumar Sharma Director Jan 1954 14 Oct 2016 1 other company
Sandhya Sharma Director Feb 1962 1 Nov 2017 1 other company

Other companies run by these 5 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
2
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 5 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.85m

+2% from £1.82m

Cash at bank

£285k

+7.4% from £265k

Employees (average)

16

Same as 16

Owed within a year

£794k

−2.4% from £813k

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 10427629. 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

Berkshire Van Hire’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (12)

2020

22 February 2020

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

14 October 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Berkshire Van Hire Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Berkshire Van Hire Limited (FRN 919512) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2020 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Berkshire Van Hire’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0118 956 9567 and the website berkshirevanhire.co.uk for Berkshire Van Hire. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Berkshire Van Hire a scam or clone?
Berkshire Van Hire 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 Berkshire Van Hire?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Berkshire Van Hire handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Berkshire Van Hire to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Berkshire Van Hire?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Berkshire Van Hire: Parmod Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma, Sushma Sharma, Vinod Kumar Sharma and Sandhya Sharma.
How long has Berkshire Van Hire been in business?
The company was formed on 14 October 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2020.
What do Berkshire Van Hire’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £1.85m (+2% from £1.82m) and cash at bank of £285k (+7.4% from £265k).
Does Berkshire Van Hire use any other names?
It trades as S&T Coachworks.

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