Larkhall van Centre Ltd

Reference number: 1006916

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Forward Asset Finance Limited Reference number: 630723 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • LARKHALL VAN CENTRE LTD (FRN 1006916) introduces customers to Forward Asset Finance Limited (FRN 630723). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not LARKHALL VAN CENTRE.
  • Example: if LARKHALL VAN CENTRE refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from LARKHALL VAN CENTRE itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When rapidvancentre.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01698 300048 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ML9 1DB
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Other names (3)

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

  • Rapid Self Drive Trading name
  • Rapid Van Centre Trading name
  • Rapid Van Centre Van Hire Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Forward Asset Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
SC556384
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 February 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Rawlands Yard, Station Road, Larkhall, ML9 2DB, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Anthony Smith Director Jul 1964 2 Feb 2017 3 other companies
Raeanna Smith Director Jan 2001 4 Mar 2025 1 other company

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
4
closed down
3
still active
1

In the full report: all 4 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£177k

+99% from £89.1k

Employees (average)

5

+25% from 4

Owed within a year

£83.3k

−82% from £451k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 SC556384. 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

Larkhall van Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (8)

2024

19 January 2024

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2017

2 February 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • James Anthony Smith took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms like Larkhall van Centre

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In Larkhall

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Larkhall van Centre Ltd FCA authorised?
Larkhall van Centre Ltd (FRN 1006916) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Larkhall van Centre?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Larkhall van Centre Ltd (FRN 1006916) introduces customers to Forward Asset Finance Limited (FRN 630723). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Larkhall van Centre. Example: if Larkhall van Centre refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Larkhall van Centre itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Larkhall van Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01698 300048 and the website rapidvancentre.co.uk for Larkhall van Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Larkhall van Centre a scam or clone?
Larkhall van Centre 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 Larkhall van Centre?
Protection works through Forward Asset Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Larkhall van Centre's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Larkhall van Centre?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Larkhall van Centre: Mr James Anthony Smith (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Larkhall van Centre?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Larkhall van Centre: James Anthony Smith and Raeanna Smith.
How long has Larkhall van Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 2 February 2017.
What do Larkhall van Centre’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £177k (+99% from £89.1k).
Does Larkhall van Centre use any other names?
It trades as Rapid Self Drive, Rapid Van Centre and Rapid Van Centre Van Hire.

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