Hippo Vehicle Solutions Limited

Reference number: 658076

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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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  • When hippomotorgroup.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01254 919000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode BB1 3NU
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Other names (13)

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

  • Caruno Trading name
  • Hippo Finance Trading name
  • Hippo Leasing Trading name
  • Hippo Motor Fianance Trading name
  • Hippo Motor Group Trading name
  • Zero Deposit Car Leasing Trading name
  • Approved Trade Cars Former trading name
  • Cheap Car Leasing Former trading name
  • Hippo Approved Former trading name
  • Hippo Leasing Direct Former trading name
  • Hippo Motor Finance Former trading name
  • Hippo Prestige Former trading name
  • Hippo Used Cars Former 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 (3 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
06215364
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 April 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Unit 26 Trident Park, Trident Way, Blackburn, BB1 3NU, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Thomas George Preston Director Mar 1981 25 Apr 2007 7 other companies
Thomas George Preston Secretary Not published 25 Apr 2007 7 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
7
closed down
1
are FCA-registered
2

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

18 months to 30 September 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£7.95m

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

£3.13m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£3,325

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£34.2m

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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 06215364. 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

Hippo Vehicle Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (32)

2024

31 July 2024

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)

FCA register

2016

1 June 2016

  • Thomas George Preston took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Hippo Vehicle Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Thomas George Preston gave up control

Companies House

2015

28 January 2015

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

FCA register

2007

17 April 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Hippo Vehicle Solutions

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

connected firms
5
share a director
2
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Hippo Vehicle Solutions

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Blackburn

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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 32 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Hippo Vehicle Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Hippo Vehicle Solutions Limited (FRN 658076) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Hippo Vehicle Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01254 919000 and the website hippomotorgroup.co.uk for Hippo Vehicle Solutions. 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 Hippo Vehicle Solutions a scam or clone?
Hippo Vehicle Solutions 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 Hippo Vehicle Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Hippo Vehicle Solutions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Hippo Vehicle Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Hippo Vehicle Solutions?
Hippo Vehicle Solutions is owned by Hippo Vehicle Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Thomas George Preston.
Who runs Hippo Vehicle Solutions?
Companies House lists one director of Hippo Vehicle Solutions: Thomas George Preston.
How long has Hippo Vehicle Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 17 April 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2015.
What do Hippo Vehicle Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show profit before tax of −£7.95m (no earlier figure to compare) and net assets of £3.13m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Hippo Vehicle Solutions use any other names?
It trades as Caruno, Hippo Finance, Hippo Leasing, Hippo Motor Fianance and Hippo Motor Group, and 1 more names. It has previously used 7 other names, including Approved Trade Cars, Cheap Car Leasing and Hippo Approved.

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