Drivespeed Leasing Limited

Reference number: 791845

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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 drivespeedleasing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01904 682892 is
  • Who else gives the postcode YO32 9GZ
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Other names (23)

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

  • Auto Replace Trading name
  • Bald Builders Leasing Trading name
  • Bald Builders Vans Trading name
  • CHF Trading name
  • Contracthireandfinance.com Trading name
  • Demon Conversions Trading name
  • Driving Choice Trading name
  • DSG Leasing Trading name
  • Marshall Contract Hire Trading name
  • MS-RT Leasing Trading name
  • Van Solutions Trading name
  • Apex Vehicle Leasing Former trading name
  • Auto Refer Former trading name
  • DSL Diplomatic and Military Leasing Former trading name
  • DSL Diplomatic & Military Leasing Former trading name
  • Endeavour Vehicle Contracts Former trading name
  • Green Leaps Former trading name
  • Marshall Colleague Offers Former trading name
  • Marshall Offers Former trading name
  • Motorplan Former trading name
  • Projex Leasing Former trading name
  • Reep Leasing Former trading name
  • Wellhouse Leasing Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-collecting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
10757480
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 May 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
81 Burton Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1TJ, England
Nature of business
  • Management consultancy activities other than financial management (SIC 70229)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gary Paul Beynon Director Jan 1965 8 May 2017 24 other companies
Roger Anthony Bodill Director Jul 1953 8 May 2017 3 other companies

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
26
closed down
12
is FCA-registered
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
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£130k

Up £186k from −£55.7k

Cash at bank

£118k

+2.8% from £114k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£856k

<1% from £853k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 10757480. 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

Drivespeed Leasing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (49)

2017

20 December 2017

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

8 May 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Drivespeed Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 49 events

  • All 49 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms connected to Drivespeed Leasing

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

connected firms
5
no longer authorised
1
share its postcode
5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Drivespeed Leasing

Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.

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Get the full report on Drivespeed Leasing

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  • 26 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 49 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Drivespeed Leasing Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Drivespeed Leasing Limited (FRN 791845) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2017 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Drivespeed Leasing’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01904 682892 and the website drivespeedleasing.co.uk for Drivespeed Leasing. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Drivespeed Leasing a scam or clone?
Drivespeed Leasing 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 Drivespeed Leasing?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Drivespeed Leasing handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Drivespeed Leasing to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Drivespeed Leasing?
Drivespeed Leasing is owned by Drivespeed Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 8 May 2017.
Who runs Drivespeed Leasing?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Drivespeed Leasing: Gary Paul Beynon and Roger Anthony Bodill.
How long has Drivespeed Leasing been in business?
The company was formed on 8 May 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2017.
What do Drivespeed Leasing’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £130k (up £186k from −£55.7k) and cash at bank of £118k (+2.8% from £114k).
Does Drivespeed Leasing use any other names?
It trades as Auto Replace, Bald Builders Leasing, Bald Builders Vans, CHF and Contracthireandfinance.com, and 6 more names. It has previously used 12 other names, including Apex Vehicle Leasing, Auto Refer and DSL Diplomatic and Military Leasing.

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