Gold's Garages Limited

Reference number: 691818

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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 golds-hire.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01543 274424 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WS12 3HQ
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Other names (1)

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

  • www.carandvansalesdirect.co.uk Trading name

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.
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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
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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
01855818
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 October 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office
Cannock Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 3HQ, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores (SIC 47300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Shailesh Chandra Kantilal Parekh Director Sep 1964 30 May 2024 1 other company
Alison Thurstance Director Dec 1966 15 Sep 2025 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
still active
3

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
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

14 months to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.42m

+5.5% from £2.29m

Cash at bank

£43.5k

−89% from £410k

Owed within a year

£300k

−52% from £620k

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 01855818. 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

Gold's Garages’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (17)

2024

30 May 2024

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and a new director took over

Companies House

2022

2 August 2022

  • Paul William Goldingay gave up control
  • Riviere Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul William Goldingay took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

19 May 2015

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

FCA register

1984

16 October 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms like Gold's Garages

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

In Cannock

Cheslyn Service Station LimitedCannockAuthorisedW. Brindley Garages (Cannock) LimitedCannockAuthorised

In the Walsall (WS) postcode area

Jubilee Automotive Group LimitedWednesburyAuthorisedKrothsco Finance LimitedWalsallAuthorisedMaple Motor Services LimitedWalsallAuthorisedRegulus Asset Management (UK) LtdBurntwoodAuthorised

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gold's Garages Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Gold's Garages Limited (FRN 691818) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2015 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Gold's Garages’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01543 274424 and the website GOLDS-HIRE.CO.UK for Gold's Garages. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gold's Garages a scam or clone?
Gold's Garages 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 Gold's Garages?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Gold's Garages handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Gold's Garages to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gold's Garages?
Gold's Garages is owned by Riviere Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 2 August 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul William Goldingay.
Who runs Gold's Garages?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Gold's Garages: Shailesh Chandra Kantilal Parekh and Alison Thurstance.
How long has Gold's Garages been in business?
The company was formed on 16 October 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2015.
What do Gold's Garages’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £2.42m (+5.5% from £2.29m) and cash at bank of £43.5k (−89% from £410k).
Does Gold's Garages use any other names?
It trades as www.carandvansalesdirect.co.uk.

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