Best Car Finder Group Ltd

Reference number: 972315

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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 bestcarfinder.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01480 475000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode PE19 8ER
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Other names (1)

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

  • Bestcarfinder 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.
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

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
10595023
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 February 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
3 Eaton Court, Colmworth Business Park, Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire, PE19 8ER, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jeremy Wayne Lavallin Director May 1958 3 Dec 2025 1 other company

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 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2024Small company accountsAudited

Total equity

−£569k

Down £374k from −£195k

Cash at bank

£7,694

−76% from £31.8k

Employees (average)

7

−30% from 10

Owed within a year

£607k

+17% from £519k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £569k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 10595023. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (30)

2025

3 December 2025

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2024

13 September 2024

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over

Companies House

2022

25 August 2022

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

23 August 2022

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2017

1 February 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Alliance Asset Management Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jeremy Wayne Lavallin gave up control
  • Jeremy Wayne Lavallin took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 30 events

  • All 30 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 19
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Firms connected to Best Car Finder Group

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

connected firms
2
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Best Car Finder Group

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

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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 30 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Best Car Finder Group Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Best Car Finder Group Ltd (FRN 972315) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2022 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Best Car Finder Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01480 475000 and the website bestcarfinder.co.uk for Best Car Finder 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Best Car Finder Group a scam or clone?
Best Car Finder 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 Best Car Finder Group?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Best Car Finder Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Best Car Finder Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Best Car Finder Group?
Best Car Finder Group is owned by Alliance Asset Management Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 1 February 2017. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jeremy Wayne Lavallin.
Who runs Best Car Finder Group?
Companies House lists one director of Best Car Finder Group: Jeremy Wayne Lavallin.
How long has Best Car Finder Group been in business?
The company was formed on 1 February 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2022.
What do Best Car Finder Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2024, show total equity of −£569k (down £374k from −£195k) and cash at bank of £7,694 (−76% from £31.8k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Best Car Finder Group use any other names?
It trades as Bestcarfinder.

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