Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
Responsible principal firm
CA AUTO FINANCE UK LTD Reference number: 312683 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Drivalia Lease UK LTD (FRN 989191) is an AR of CA AUTO FINANCE UK LTD (FRN 312683). When you use Drivalia Lease UK's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Drivalia Lease UK, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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.
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
250 Bath Road, Slough, SL1 4DX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07970 273671 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode SL1 4DX
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- DRIVALIA Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Drivalia Lease Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- FCA DEALER SERVICES UK LTD Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Ca Auto Finance UK 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, freeYou 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
- 04569800 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 October 2002 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
- Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)
- Factoring (SIC 64992)
- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Paul Hughes | Director | May 1976 | 6 Oct 2010 | 6 other companies |
| Jonathan Mark Tilney | Director | Sep 1965 | 2 Nov 2022 | 2 other companies |
| Roberto Sportiello | Director | Sep 1974 | 22 Jul 2026 | None |
| John Savage | Secretary | Not published | 22 Mar 2019 | – |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 6
- still active
- 6
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 6 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 4 on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 29 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Drivalia Lease UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
13 April 2023
- Changed its registered name from "FCA DEALER SERVICES UK LTD"
FCA register
4 April 2023
- Credit Agricole SA stopped being a part-owner
- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2022
22 December 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Credit Agricole SA became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2002
22 October 2002
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 64 events
- All 64 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 55
Firms connected to Drivalia Lease UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Drivalia Lease UK. 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
- 2 past links through former directors
Firms like Drivalia Lease UK
Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.
In Slough
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- 6 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 64 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk