Better Renting Limited

Reference number: 1052473

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

LET INSURANCE SERVICES LTD Reference number: 474985 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • BETTER RENTING LIMITED (FRN 1052473) introduces customers to LET INSURANCE SERVICES LTD (FRN 474985). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not BETTER RENTING.
  • Example: if BETTER RENTING refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from BETTER RENTING itself.
  • 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.

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01733 396000

  • Address

    The Lettings Hub, 8 Commerce Road, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, Peterborough, PE2 6LR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01733 396000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode PE2 6LR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Canopy Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Let Insurance Services Ltd, 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
06842132
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 March 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
8 Axon Commerce Road, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6LR, England
Nature of business
  • Other information technology service activities (SIC 62090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gary Peter Barker Director Nov 1976 27 Jan 2026 25 other companies
Matthew James Allan West Director Apr 1973 27 Jan 2026 8 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
26
closed down
5
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 26 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 on the FCA register, including 3 no longer authorised
  • The 7 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

−£1,221

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£729

−83% from £4,214

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£1,950

−89% from £18.5k

Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £1,221 more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06842132. 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

Better Renting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (38)

2026

27 March 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2025

8 May 2025

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 8 new directors took over

Companies House

2020

3 February 2020

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 2 new directors took over
  • Antony John Williams gave up control
  • Let Insurance Services Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2018

27 June 2018

  • Sharon Lesley Williams stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Antony John Williams took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Sharon Lesley Williams became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2009

10 March 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 38 events

  • All 38 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 28
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Firms connected to Better Renting

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

connected firms
2
share a director
2
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 3 past links through former directors
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  • 26 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 38 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Better Renting Limited FCA authorised?
Better Renting Limited (FRN 1052473) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Better Renting?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Better Renting Limited (FRN 1052473) introduces customers to LET INSURANCE SERVICES LTD (FRN 474985). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Better Renting. Example: if Better Renting refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Better Renting itself. 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 Better Renting’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01733 396000 for Better Renting. 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 Better Renting a scam or clone?
Better Renting 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 Better Renting?
Protection works through Let Insurance Services Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Better Renting's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Better Renting?
Better Renting is owned by Let Insurance Services Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 3 February 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Antony John Williams and Mrs Sharon Lesley Williams.
Who runs Better Renting?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Better Renting: Gary Peter Barker and Matthew James Allan West.
How long has Better Renting been in business?
The company was formed on 10 March 2009.
What do Better Renting’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show total equity of −£1,221 (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £729 (−83% from £4,214).
Does Better Renting use any other names?
It trades as Canopy.

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