Compare Contract Hire Limited

Reference number: 744470

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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 comparecontracthire.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0117 330 1439 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS8 2RS
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Other names (9)

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

  • Comcar Trading name
  • Comparecontracthire.com Trading name
  • No Exhaust Trading name
  • Quocar Trading name
  • Taxpot Trading name
  • Vanchooser Trading name
  • Vantax Trading name
  • Coolestcar Former trading name
  • Myowncar Former 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.

Company number
06491696
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 February 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
Garden Office 142 B Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2RS, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other publishing activities (SIC 58190)
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christine Savill Russell Director Oct 1960 19 Sep 2012 1 other company
Rupert Turnbull Russell Director Oct 1960 19 Sep 2012 5 other companies
Rupert Turnbull Russell Secretary Not published 19 Sep 2012 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
5
closed down
3
run together
1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4,441

Same as £4,441

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£260

Up £244 from £16

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 06491696. 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

Compare Contract Hire’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (27)

2020

31 January 2020

  • Rupert Turnbull Russell gave up control

Companies House

2019

4 February 2019

  • Rupert Turnbull Russell gave up control

Companies House

2016

19 September 2016

  • Rupert Turnbull Russell took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

9 September 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Rupert Turnbull Russell took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

19 September 2012

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2008

4 February 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 27 events

  • All 27 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 27 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Compare Contract Hire Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Compare Contract Hire Limited (FRN 744470) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Compare Contract Hire’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0117 330 1439 and the website comparecontracthire.com for Compare Contract Hire. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Compare Contract Hire a scam or clone?
Compare Contract 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 Compare Contract Hire?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Compare Contract Hire handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Compare Contract Hire to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Compare Contract Hire?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Compare Contract Hire: Mr Rupert Turnbull Russell (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Compare Contract Hire?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Compare Contract Hire: Christine Savill Russell and Rupert Turnbull Russell.
How long has Compare Contract Hire been in business?
The company was formed on 4 February 2008, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2016.
What do Compare Contract Hire’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £4,441 (same as £4,441).
Does Compare Contract Hire use any other names?
It trades as Comcar, Comparecontracthire.com, No Exhaust, Quocar and Taxpot, and 2 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: Coolestcar and Myowncar.

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