Kudos Vehicle Management Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 6 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2003
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

kudosvm.com (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01422 229109
Address

24 Ripponden Business Park, Oldham Road, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 4FF, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When kudosvm.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01422 229109 is
Who else gives the postcode HX6 4FF

Other names (15)

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

Rhino Van Leasing Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.kudosvm.com Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Electric Car Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Electric Van Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Kudo Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Kudos Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Kudos Vehicle Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Kudo Vehicle Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Rhino Car Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Rhino Cars Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Rhino Vans Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.bestdealsoncars.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.bestdealsonvans.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.specialoffersoncars.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.specialoffersonvans.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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

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: 04908642 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 23 September 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office: Equitable House, 55 Pellon Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 5SP
Nature of business: Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Russell John Bowker	Director	Jun 1966	6 Nov 2003	3 other companies
Gillian Elizabeth Bowker	Director	Jan 1973	1 Dec 2021	None
Gillian Elizabeth Bowker	Secretary	Not published	6 Nov 2003	–

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
closed down: 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 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£163k

−21% from £207k

Cash at bank

£19.8k

−41% from £33.3k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£64.1k

−19% from £78.8k

No turnover or profit for the year to 31 March 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £420k turnover and £110k profit, for the year to 31 March 2021.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

Every year from 2021 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 04908642. 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

Kudos Vehicle Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (37)

2019

10 December 2019

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Russell John Bowker took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2003

23 September 2003

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 37 events

All 37 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to Kudos Vehicle Management

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

connected firms: 2
share its postcode: 2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Kudos Vehicle Management

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

In Sowerby Bridge

Halifax Motor Co. LimitedSowerby BridgeAuthorised Wainhouse Motor Company LimitedSowerby BridgeAuthorised

In the Halifax (HX) postcode area

AJ Motors Yorkshire LtdHalifaxAuthorised Autobahn LtdHalifaxAuthorised C.N. Trading LimitedHebden BridgeAuthorised Car Genie West Yorkshire LtdEllandAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
5 years of accounts, charted
All 37 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kudos Vehicle Management Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Kudos Vehicle Management Limited (FRN 844061) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2019 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Kudos Vehicle Management’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01422 229109 and the website kudosvm.com for Kudos Vehicle Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Kudos Vehicle Management a scam or clone?

Kudos Vehicle Management 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 Kudos Vehicle Management?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Kudos Vehicle Management handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Kudos Vehicle Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Kudos Vehicle Management?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Kudos Vehicle Management: Mr Russell John Bowker (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Kudos Vehicle Management?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Kudos Vehicle Management: Russell John Bowker and Gillian Elizabeth Bowker.

How long has Kudos Vehicle Management been in business?

The company was formed on 23 September 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2019.

What do Kudos Vehicle Management’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £163k (−21% from £207k) and cash at bank of £19.8k (−41% from £33.3k).

Does Kudos Vehicle Management use any other names?

It trades as Rhino Van Leasing and www.kudosvm.com. It has previously used 13 other names, including Electric Car Leasing, Electric Van Leasing and Kudo.