Euro Hiredrive Limited

Reference number: 690960

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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 eurohiredrive.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01506 656559 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH48 2EY
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Other names (2)

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

  • EHD CAR & COMMERCIALS Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Ehd Automotive Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 August 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
2 Fitzroy Place, Glasgow, G3 7RH, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Saima Hameed Director Jan 1977 1 Jul 2025 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 6 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£157k

+92% from £81.6k

Cash at bank

£160k

−4.9% from £168k

Employees (average)

10

+25% from 8

Owed within a year

£473k

+44% from £329k

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 SC235459. 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

Euro Hiredrive’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2017

16 May 2017

  • Fahim Sarwar stopped being a part-owner
  • Saima Hameed took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Fahim Sarwar became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 July 2015

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

FCA register

2002

16 August 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms like Euro Hiredrive

Other firms of the same type (car leasing or hire), nearest first.

In the Edinburgh (EH) postcode area

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Euro Hiredrive Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Euro Hiredrive Limited (FRN 690960) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Euro Hiredrive’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01506 656559 and the website eurohiredrive.com for Euro Hiredrive. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Euro Hiredrive a scam or clone?
Euro Hiredrive 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 Euro Hiredrive?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Euro Hiredrive handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Euro Hiredrive to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Euro Hiredrive?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Euro Hiredrive: Ms Saima Hameed (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Fahim Sarwar.
Who runs Euro Hiredrive?
Companies House lists one director of Euro Hiredrive: Saima Hameed.
How long has Euro Hiredrive been in business?
The company was formed on 16 August 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Euro Hiredrive’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £157k (+92% from £81.6k) and cash at bank of £160k (−4.9% from £168k).
Does Euro Hiredrive use any other names?
It trades as EHD CAR & COMMERCIALS. It has previously used the name Ehd Automotive.

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