Optimum Vehicles Limited

Reference number: 657828

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Authorised, but in an insolvency process

This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.

What the FCA says

ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process

This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0300 678 0016

    Also given by 2 firms that are no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Address

    L Burgess, 3rd Floor, 1 City Walk, Leeds, LS11 9DA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 0300 678 0016 is, and the 10 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode LS11 9DA
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Other names (3)

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

  • Anycarforcash Former trading name
  • Optimum Used Cars Former trading name
  • Optimum vehicle contracts Former trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • In an insolvency process
    Money the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Companies House records this company in liquidation, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
06484557
Company status
Liquidation
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 January 2008 (18 years old)
Registered office
74 Smedley Street, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3JJ
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gabriel Dill Director Dec 1972 14 Jun 2025 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 8 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2024Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£220k

−43% from £384k

Cash at bank

£54.4k

+131% from £23.5k

Employees (average)

21

Same as 21

Owed within a year

£4.86m

+12% from £4.34m

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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 06484557. 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

Optimum Vehicles’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (14) All events (36)

2025

14 June 2025

  • Gabriel Dill took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Gareth Jones no longer has significant control

Companies House

19 March 2025

  • Paul Sanderson gave up control

Companies House

10 February 2025

  • Myles Charles Bunyard stopped being the majority owner
  • Paul Sanderson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1 February 2025

  • Gareth Jones gained significant control

Companies House

2024

4 December 2024

  • Myles Charles Bunyard became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Paul Edward Sanderson stopped being a part-owner
  • Sarah Sanderson stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul Edward Sanderson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sarah Sanderson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

6 January 2015

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

FCA register

2008

25 January 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 36 events

  • All 36 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Optimum Vehicles

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

connected firms
12
no longer authorised
2
share its phone number
10

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (10), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 36 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Optimum Vehicles Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Optimum Vehicles Limited (FRN 657828) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It is also in an insolvency process, under the control of insolvency practitioners, so deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm. It has held its current authorisation since January 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Optimum Vehicles’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0300 678 0016 for Optimum Vehicles. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 10 other FCA firms, 2 of which are no longer authorised.
Is Optimum Vehicles a scam or clone?
Optimum Vehicles 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 Optimum Vehicles?
Optimum Vehicles is under the control of insolvency practitioners, so money it held is returned through the appointed office holders rather than by the firm. That takes time and can fall short. Where money is missing, the FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can still consider a complaint.
Who owns Optimum Vehicles?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Optimum Vehicles: Mr Gabriel Dill (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Edward Sanderson, Mrs Sarah Sanderson and Mr Paul Sanderson.
Who runs Optimum Vehicles?
Companies House lists one director of Optimum Vehicles: Gabriel Dill.
How long has Optimum Vehicles been in business?
The company was formed on 25 January 2008. Companies House now lists it as liquidation.
What do Optimum Vehicles’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2024, show net assets of £220k (−43% from £384k) and cash at bank of £54.4k (+131% from £23.5k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Optimum Vehicles use any other names?
It has previously used 3 other names: Anycarforcash, Optimum Used Cars and Optimum vehicle contracts.

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