Equipment Leasing Solutions Limited

Reference number: 744837

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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 els.lease first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0116 389 3839 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE9 4DQ
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Other names (7)

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

  • Ark Royale Capital Trading name
  • ELS Trading name
  • WestWon Fleet Limited Former name
  • Business Finance & Loan Solutions Former trading name
  • WestWon Former trading name
  • WestWon Fleet Former trading name
  • WestWon Vehicle Leasing 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
09048672
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 May 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Shire House Long Street, Stoney Stanton, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 4DQ, England
Nature of business
  • Financial leasing (SIC 64910)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stuart Ronald Mckee Director Jan 1981 15 Feb 2018 None
Bill Tsiobanos Director May 1969 21 Aug 2024 None
Daniel Isaac Lebovics Director Jul 1963 21 Aug 2024 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company
  • All 6 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£55.0k

+28% from £42.8k

Cash at bank

£40.4k

−25% from £53.8k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£25.8k

−51% from £53.2k

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £83.3k, for the year to 31 December 2019.

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09048672. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (29)

2024

5 September 2024

  • Armada Credit Group Ltd gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2018

16 February 2018

  • Changed its registered name from "WestWon Fleet Limited"

FCA register

15 February 2018

  • Jeremy Simon Hall gave up control
  • Stuart Ronald McKee took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

25 October 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Jeremy Simon Hall took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

20 May 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 29 events

  • All 29 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Equipment Leasing Solutions

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Equipment Leasing Solutions

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

In Leicester

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 29 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Equipment Leasing Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Equipment Leasing Solutions Limited (FRN 744837) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Equipment Leasing Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 389 3839 and the website els.lease for Equipment Leasing Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Equipment Leasing Solutions a scam or clone?
Equipment Leasing Solutions 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 Equipment Leasing Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Equipment Leasing Solutions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Equipment Leasing Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Equipment Leasing Solutions?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Equipment Leasing Solutions: Mr Stuart Ronald McKee (75–100% of shares) and Armada Credit Group Ltd (25–50% of votes). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Jeremy Simon Hall.
Who runs Equipment Leasing Solutions?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Equipment Leasing Solutions: Stuart Ronald McKee, Bill Tsiobanos and Daniel Isaac Lebovics.
How long has Equipment Leasing Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 20 May 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2016.
What do Equipment Leasing Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £55.0k (+28% from £42.8k) and cash at bank of £40.4k (−25% from £53.8k).
Does Equipment Leasing Solutions use any other names?
It trades as Ark Royale Capital and ELS. It has previously used 5 other names, including WestWon Fleet Limited, Business Finance & Loan Solutions and WestWon.

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