Kennet Equipment Leasing Limited

Reference number: 676024

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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 kennet-leasing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01675 469200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B46 1HH
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Other names (4)

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

  • Star Asset Finance Trading name
  • STAR Asset Finance Group Trading name
  • STAR Professions Former trading name
  • STAR Stocking Finance 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 (9 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt Administration
  • Debt-collecting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
02569928
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 December 1990 (35 years old)
Registered office
Kennet House, Temple Court, Temple Way, Coleshill, B46 1HH
Nature of business
  • Financial leasing (SIC 64910)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Timothy Lawrence Tainty Director Mar 1962 1 Jan 2011 None
Sean Michael Devoy Director Feb 1967 1 Jan 2015 8 other companies
Jason Timothy Thorne Hurwitz Director Nov 1979 27 Jul 2026 6 other companies
Timothy Lawrence Tainty Secretary Not published 31 Jul 2014 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
11
still active
11
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Kennet Equipment Leasing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (35)

2025

16 April 2025

  • Marie-Louise Mallin stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony Granville Mallin took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Marie-Louise Mallin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

21 August 2015

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

FCA register

1990

20 December 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 35 events

  • All 35 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 21
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Firms connected to Kennet Equipment Leasing

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 35 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kennet Equipment Leasing Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Kennet Equipment Leasing Limited (FRN 676024) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Kennet Equipment Leasing’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01675 469200 and the website kennet-leasing.co.uk for Kennet Equipment Leasing. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Kennet Equipment Leasing a scam or clone?
Kennet Equipment Leasing 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 Kennet Equipment Leasing?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Kennet Equipment Leasing handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Kennet Equipment Leasing to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Kennet Equipment Leasing?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Kennet Equipment Leasing: Mr Anthony Granville Mallin (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Marie-Louise Mallin.
Who runs Kennet Equipment Leasing?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Kennet Equipment Leasing: Timothy Lawrence Tainty, Sean Michael Devoy and Jason Timothy Thorne Hurwitz.
How long has Kennet Equipment Leasing been in business?
The company was formed on 20 December 1990, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2015.
Does Kennet Equipment Leasing use any other names?
It trades as Star Asset Finance and STAR Asset Finance Group. It has previously used 2 other names: STAR Professions and STAR Stocking Finance.

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