Better Renting Limited

Reference number: 1063555

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Acts as a payment agent

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts as a payment agent under another firm's authorisation.

Responsible principal firm

PLAID FINANCIAL LTD. Reference number: 804718 Authorised View firm →

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When canopy.rent first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3966 3850 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PE2 6LR
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection works through the principal
    This firm acts as an agent of an authorised payment or e-money firm rather than holding its own authorisation. FSCS does not protect money held by an agent. Funds should be safeguarded by the principal, and the Financial Ombudsman Service may still be able to look at a complaint.

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 (37)

2026

10 September 2026

  • Status on the FCA register became "PSD Agent"

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 37 events

  • All 37 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 28
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  • 26 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 37 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Better Renting Limited FCA authorised?
Better Renting Limited (FRN 1063555) is on the FCA register as an agent of an authorised payment or e-money firm. It does not hold its own authorisation: it acts under the principal's, and the principal is responsible for the money.
What is Better Renting’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3966 3850 and the website canopy.rent/index.html for Better Renting. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
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?
Better Renting is an agent, so it does not hold its own FCA authorisation and FSCS does not protect money held by an agent. Your money should be safeguarded by the authorised firm it acts for. You can still refer a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which may be able to look at it.
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).

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