Midlands Car & Van Leasing Ltd

Reference number: 727353

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When secondcityleasing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01543 683521 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WS7 0AE
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Other names (3)

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

  • Prospectus Vehicle Solutions Trading name
  • Second City Leasing Trading name
  • Prospectus Vehicle Solutions Ltd Former name

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 (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
05872219
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 July 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
6 Parkside Court, Greenhough Road, Lichfield, WS13 7FE, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Martin John Bradbury Director Oct 1958 11 Jul 2006 None
Nicholas Geoffrey Stableford Director Jun 1963 11 Jul 2006 1 other company
Nicholas Geoffrey Stableford Secretary Not published 11 Jul 2006 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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£32.3k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

2

−33% from 3

Owed within a year

£73.9k

−37% from £117k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 05872219. 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

Midlands Car & Van Leasing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (14)

2023

6 September 2023

  • Martin John Bradbury became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2020

21 December 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Prospectus Vehicle Solutions Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Nicholas Geoffrey Stableford became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

16 December 2015

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

FCA register

2006

11 July 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Midlands Car & Van Leasing Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Midlands Car & Van Leasing Ltd (FRN 727353) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Midlands Car & Van Leasing’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01543 683521 and the website secondcityleasing.co.uk for Midlands Car & Van Leasing. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Midlands Car & Van Leasing a scam or clone?
Midlands Car & Van 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 Midlands Car & Van Leasing?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Midlands Car & Van Leasing handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Midlands Car & Van Leasing to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Midlands Car & Van Leasing?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Midlands Car & Van Leasing: Mr Nicholas Geoffrey Stableford (50–75% of shares) and Mr Martin John Bradbury (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Midlands Car & Van Leasing?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Midlands Car & Van Leasing: Martin John Bradbury and Nicholas Geoffrey Stableford.
How long has Midlands Car & Van Leasing been in business?
The company was formed on 11 July 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.
What do Midlands Car & Van Leasing’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £32.3k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Midlands Car & Van Leasing use any other names?
It trades as Prospectus Vehicle Solutions and Second City Leasing. It has previously used the name Prospectus Vehicle Solutions Ltd.

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