Ideal Commercials Limited

Reference number: 653252

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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 ideal-commercials.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01730 829080 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GU32 1JN
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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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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
05770051
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 April 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Warnford Road, West Meon, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 1JN
Nature of business
  • Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Robert Lane Director Nov 1970 5 Apr 2006 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£11.1m

−8.2% from £12.1m

Profit before tax

£4,423

+18% from £3,733

Net assets

£2.86m

<1% from £2.86m

Cash at bank

£674k

+21% from £555k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 05770051. 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

Ideal Commercials’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (11)

2021

15 April 2021

  • Andrew Robert Lane gave up control
  • Ideal Commercial Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

1 April 2017

  • Andrew Robert Lane took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

2 December 2014

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

FCA register

2006

5 April 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms like Ideal Commercials

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

In Petersfield

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ideal Commercials Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ideal Commercials Limited (FRN 653252) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2014 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ideal Commercials’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01730 829080 and the website ideal-commercials.co.uk for Ideal Commercials. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ideal Commercials a scam or clone?
Ideal Commercials 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 Ideal Commercials?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ideal Commercials handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ideal Commercials to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ideal Commercials?
Ideal Commercials is owned by Ideal Commercial Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 15 April 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Andrew Robert Lane.
Who runs Ideal Commercials?
Companies House lists one director of Ideal Commercials: Andrew Robert Lane.
How long has Ideal Commercials been in business?
The company was formed on 5 April 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2014.
What do Ideal Commercials’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £11.1m (−8.2% from £12.1m) and profit before tax of £4,423 (+18% from £3,733).

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