Greythorn Vehicle Hire Ltd

Reference number: 935738

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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 motor-nation.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01932 502333 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SL6 2DT
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Other names (4)

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

  • Motor Nation Trading name
  • Fairview Former trading name
  • Fairview Vehicle Hire Former trading name
  • Greythorn Former 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.
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

FCA action

action
1
most recent
October 2025
  • Authorisation restored on 29 October 2025
    An annulment application was accepted by the Authority and the firm’s authorisation was restored on 29 October 2025. The Notice annulling the decision to revoke the firm's permissions, is displayed on the Authority’s website and can be accessed.
  • Permission varied or cancelled on 12 August 2025
    Name: GREYTHORN VEHICLE HIRE LTD Reference Number: 935738   Type of action:  Cancellation  “The Authority has cancelled the permission and withdrawn the authorisation of GREYTHORN VEHICLE HIRE LTD the Firm of 274 Windsor Road, Maidenhead, Windsor And Maidenhead, SL6 2DT (principal place of business address) and 160 Wey House Church Street, Weybridge, KT13 8NA (registered office address). The reason for this action is that the Authority considers the Firm is carrying on no regulated activities to which its Part 4A permission relates.   The Authority’s action took effect on 12 August 2025 and a copy of the Notice of Decision issued under Schedule 6A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the Act), which sets out the reason for the action, is displayed on the Authority’s website and can be accessed using the following link:    https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/decision-notices/greythorn-vehicle-hire-ltd-2025.pdf   As a consequence of this action the Firm is no longer an authorised firm for the purposes of the Act and it may not carry on regulated activities which fall within the scope of the Act. ”

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
12407487
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 January 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
160 Wey House Church Street, Weybridge, KT13 8NA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nishanthan Leslie Balakumar Director Aug 1985 16 Jan 2020 9 other companies
Rishi Patel Director Aug 1985 16 Jan 2020 9 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
12
still active
12
run together
6

In the full report: all 12 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 6 companies these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

6 months to 30 November 2024Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£16.7k

−6.4% from £17.9k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2024
  • 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 12407487. 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

Greythorn Vehicle Hire’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (19)

2025

29 October 2025

  • FCA action: Authorisation restored

FCA register

12 August 2025

  • FCA action: Permission varied or cancelled

FCA register

2021

17 March 2021

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

FCA register

2020

16 January 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Glgi Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms like Greythorn Vehicle Hire

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

In Maidenhead

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In the Slough (SL) postcode area

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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Greythorn Vehicle Hire Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Greythorn Vehicle Hire Ltd (FRN 935738) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2021 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Greythorn Vehicle Hire’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01932 502333 and the website motor-nation.com for Greythorn Vehicle Hire. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Greythorn Vehicle Hire a scam or clone?
Greythorn Vehicle Hire 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 Greythorn Vehicle Hire?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Greythorn Vehicle Hire handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Greythorn Vehicle Hire to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Greythorn Vehicle Hire?
Greythorn Vehicle Hire is owned by Glgi Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 16 January 2020.
Who runs Greythorn Vehicle Hire?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Greythorn Vehicle Hire: Nishanthan Leslie Balakumar and Rishi Patel.
How long has Greythorn Vehicle Hire been in business?
The company was formed on 16 January 2020, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2021.
What do Greythorn Vehicle Hire’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2024, show net assets of £16.7k (−6.4% from £17.9k).
Has the FCA taken action against Greythorn Vehicle Hire?
Yes. The FCA register records 1 change to its permissions in 2025. The details are in the disciplinary section above, with links to the FCA's notices.
Does Greythorn Vehicle Hire use any other names?
It trades as Motor Nation. It has previously used 3 other names: Fairview, Fairview Vehicle Hire and Greythorn.

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