Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management Ltd

Reference number: 685982

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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 frontlinevehicles.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01773 230112 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DE5 9QF
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Other names (1)

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

  • Carmmunity 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
08390494
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 February 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
The Old School House Mill Lane, Codnor, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 9QF, England
Nature of business
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)
  • Financial leasing (SIC 64910)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Bruce Robert Rice Director Jul 1968 6 Feb 2013 1 other company
Kari Juhani Viitanen Director Jan 1957 6 Feb 2013 2 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
3
closed down
1
still active
2

In the full report: all 3 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£879k

+2.7% from £856k

Cash at bank

£718k

−3.7% from £745k

Employees (average)

20

+25% from 16

Owed within a year

£128k

−5.3% from £135k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 08390494. 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

Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2017

1 February 2017

  • Bruce Robert Rice became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Kari Juhani Viitanen 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

2013

6 February 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management Ltd (FRN 685982) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01773 230112 and the website frontlinevehicles.co.uk for Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management a scam or clone?
Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management 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 Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management: Mr Bruce Robert Rice (25–50% of shares) and Mr Kari Juhani Viitanen (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management: Bruce Robert Rice and Kari Juhani Viitanen.
How long has Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management been in business?
The company was formed on 6 February 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £879k (+2.7% from £856k) and cash at bank of £718k (−3.7% from £745k).
Does Frontline Leasing and Fleet Management use any other names?
It trades as Carmmunity.

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