First European Finance (Scotland) Limited
Reference number: 671818
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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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Phone number
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Address
24 Henderson Street, Bridge of Allan, Stirling, FK9 4HP, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When vanleasing.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0800 027 3923 is
- Who else gives the postcode FK9 4HP
Other names (12)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- hireplus.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- vanleasing.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- carleasingspecialists.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- carleasingspecialists.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- First European Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- first-european.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- mycarlease.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- network-loans.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- tailoredmoney.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- vanleasingquotes.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- vanleasingquotes.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- yourcarlease.co.uk 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 coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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-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 number
- SC135936 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 January 1992 (34 years old)
- Registered office
- Abercorn School, Newton, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 6PZ, Scotland
- Nature of business
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- Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Prentice | Director | Feb 1964 | 1 Jun 1992 | 1 other company |
| Ryan John Prentice | Director | Aug 1986 | 6 Mar 2020 | 1 other company |
| Debbie Prentice | Secretary | Not published | 21 Jul 1993 | – |
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
- 2
- closed down
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 2 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
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£639k
+3.7% from £616k
Cash at bank
£504k
+107% from £243k
Owed within a year
£548k
+85% from £295k
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
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 SC135936. 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 European Finance (Scotland)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
30 April 2025
- Debbie Prentice stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2021
1 December 2021
- Debbie Prentice became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Ryan John Prentice became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2018
16 March 2018
- Debbie Prentice stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Debbie Prentice became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Stuart Prentice gained significant control
Companies House
2015
14 July 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1992
15 January 1992
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 37 events
- All 37 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
Firms connected to First European Finance (Scotland)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with First European Finance (Scotland). 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
Firms like First European Finance (Scotland)
Other firms of the same type (car leasing or hire), nearest first.
In the Falkirk (FK) postcode area
Elsewhere in the UK
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 37 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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