First City Rental Limited

Reference number: 723150

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

HAWKINS MOTORS LIMITED Reference number: 308817 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • First City Rental Limited (FRN 723150) introduces customers to HAWKINS MOTORS LIMITED (FRN 308817). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not First City Rental.
  • Example: if First City Rental refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from First City Rental itself.
  • 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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01726 828100

  • Address

    9 Tregarne Terrace, St. Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4DD, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01726 828100 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode PL25 4DD
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Hawkins Motors Limited, 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, free
    You 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
04216072
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 May 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew James Hawkins Director May 1964 14 May 2001 11 other companies
William John Hawkins Director Mar 1966 14 May 2001 5 other companies
Andrew James Hawkins Secretary Not published 14 May 2001 11 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
11
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 11 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
  • The 5 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.41m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£140k

−24% from £184k

Owed within a year

£241k

−22% from £310k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 04216072. 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

First City Rental’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (10)

2025

20 November 2025

  • William Alfred John Hawkins stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

14 May 2017

  • Andrew James Hawkins became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • William Alfred John Hawkins became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • William John Hawkins became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

26 October 2015

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2001

14 May 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to First City Rental

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like First City Rental

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

In St. Austell

Cube Insurance Services (Health) LtdSt. AustellAppointed representativeCube Insurance Services LtdSt. AustellAppointed representativeRowett Insurance Broking LimitedSt. AustellAuthorisedHawkins Motors LimitedSt. AustellAuthorised

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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is First City Rental Limited FCA authorised?
First City Rental Limited (FRN 723150) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for First City Rental?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. First City Rental Limited (FRN 723150) introduces customers to HAWKINS MOTORS LIMITED (FRN 308817). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not First City Rental. Example: if First City Rental refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from First City Rental itself. 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.
What is First City Rental’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01726 828100 for First City Rental. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is First City Rental a scam or clone?
First City Rental 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 First City Rental?
Protection works through Hawkins Motors Limited, the principal firm responsible for First City Rental's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns First City Rental?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of First City Rental: Mr Andrew James Hawkins (25–50% of shares) and Mr William John Hawkins (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr William Alfred John Hawkins.
Who runs First City Rental?
Companies House lists 2 directors of First City Rental: Andrew James Hawkins and William John Hawkins.
How long has First City Rental been in business?
The company was formed on 14 May 2001.
What do First City Rental’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £2.41m (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £140k (−24% from £184k).

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