Leasing Options Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 11 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 1990
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Website, phone number and address

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Website

leasingoptions.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0161 703 8744
Address

Options House, Atkin Street, Worsley, Manchester, Lancashire, M28 3DG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When leasingoptions.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0161 703 8744 is
Who else gives the postcode M28 3DG

Other names (30)

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

Allied Vehicle Contracts Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Autofiniti Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Carfiniti Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCD (Family Car Deals) Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Genus Vehicle Solutions Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Leasefiniti Trading name: A name it trades under now.
LeasingOptions.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Leasing Options Fleet Management Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Vanfiniti Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Vrrooom Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Vrrooom Leasing Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.leasingoptions.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.lofm.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Afinity Car Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Afinity Car Leasing.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Baler Options Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Discount Car Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Leaseright Vehicle Contracts Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Motorfinity Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Motorfinity Leasing.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Number One Prestige Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Save Car Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
The Car Leasing Store Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
The Car Leasing Warehouse Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
The Leasing Alliance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
The Leasing Warehouse Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
The Van Leasing Warehouse Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.discountcarleasing.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.numberoneprestige.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
www.theleasingwarehouse.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
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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Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
Advising on P2P agreements
Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
Credit Broking
Debt Adjusting
Debt Administration
Debt-counselling
Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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: 02487254 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 30 March 1990 (36 years old)
Registered office: Options House, Atkin Street, Worsley, Manchester, M28 3DG
Nature of business: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Christian Alexander Butschok-Brain	Director	Apr 1999	25 Dec 2025	None
Ellie Victoria Walsh	Director	Dec 1995	25 Dec 2025	None
Nigel Gordon Brain	Director	Aug 1954	Not published	18 other companies
Karin Patricia Butschok	Director	Oct 1960	Not published	10 other companies
Nigel Gordon Brain	Secretary	Not published	Not published	18 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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: 18
closed down: 4
run together: 10

In the full report: all 18 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 10 companies these 4 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£20.0m

+69% from £11.8m

Profit before tax

£6.37m

+117% from £2.94m

Net assets

£21.2m

+29% from £16.4m

Cash at bank

£7.41m

+47% from £5.04m

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

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.

Figures from the year to 31 March 2022 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

The figures for the year to 31 March 2025 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02487254. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (58)

2016

6 April 2016

Karin Patricia Butschok became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Nigel Gordon Brain became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

21 April 2015

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

FCA register

1990

30 March 1990

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 58 events

All 58 events in its history (5 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to Leasing Options

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

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

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18 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 58 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Leasing Options Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Leasing Options Limited (FRN 660061) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2015 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Leasing Options’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 703 8744 and the website leasingoptions.co.uk for Leasing Options. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Leasing Options a scam or clone?

Leasing Options 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 Leasing Options?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Leasing Options to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Leasing Options?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Leasing Options: Mr Nigel Gordon Brain (50–75% of shares) and Mrs Karin Patricia Butschok (25–50% of shares).

Who runs Leasing Options?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Leasing Options: Christian Alexander Butschok-Brain, Ellie Victoria Walsh, Nigel Gordon Brain and Karin Patricia Butschok.

How long has Leasing Options been in business?

The company was formed on 30 March 1990, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2015.

What do Leasing Options’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £20.0m (+69% from £11.8m) and profit before tax of £6.37m (+117% from £2.94m).

Does Leasing Options use any other names?

It trades as Allied Vehicle Contracts, Autofiniti, Carfiniti, FCD (Family Car Deals) and Genus Vehicle Solutions, and 8 more names. It has previously used 17 other names, including Afinity Car Leasing, Afinity Car Leasing.co.uk and Baler Options.