Bill Plant Driving School Limited

Reference number: 1053492

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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

Vast Visibility Limited Reference number: 566973 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.
  • Bill Plant Driving School Limited (FRN 1053492) introduces customers to Vast Visibility Limited (FRN 566973). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Bill Plant Driving School.
  • Example: if Bill Plant Driving School refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Bill Plant Driving School 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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When billplant.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01765 643374 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HG4 1AJ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Vast Visibility 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
09134159
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 July 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Canalside House, 7 Charter Road, Ripon, HG4 1AJ, England
Nature of business
  • Driving school activities (SIC 85530)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Adam Pumfrey Director Jan 1961 27 Jan 2026 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, 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 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£2.21m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Total equity

£911k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£2.61m

+211% from £840k

Owed within a year

£2.08m

+18% from £1.76m

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 09134159. 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

Bill Plant Driving School’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (13)

2026

26 March 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

27 January 2026

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

Companies House

2017

13 July 2017

  • Bill Plant Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Jake William Plant gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Jake William Plant took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

16 July 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Bill Plant Driving School

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bill Plant Driving School Limited FCA authorised?
Bill Plant Driving School Limited (FRN 1053492) 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 Bill Plant Driving School?
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. Bill Plant Driving School Limited (FRN 1053492) introduces customers to Vast Visibility Limited (FRN 566973). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Bill Plant Driving School. Example: if Bill Plant Driving School refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Bill Plant Driving School 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 Bill Plant Driving School’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01765 643374 and the website billplant.co.uk for Bill Plant Driving School. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bill Plant Driving School a scam or clone?
Bill Plant Driving School 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 Bill Plant Driving School?
Protection works through Vast Visibility Limited, the principal firm responsible for Bill Plant Driving School's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Bill Plant Driving School?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Bill Plant Driving School: Bill Plant Holdings Limited (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jake William Plant.
Who runs Bill Plant Driving School?
Companies House lists one director of Bill Plant Driving School: Adam Pumfrey.
How long has Bill Plant Driving School been in business?
The company was formed on 16 July 2014.
What do Bill Plant Driving School’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show profit before tax of £2.21m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and total equity of £911k (no earlier figure to compare).

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