Players Cars Limited

Reference number: 654548

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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

  • When playerscars.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 531 0130 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS12 6BY
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Other names (19)

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

  • Blue Motor Group Trading name
  • Players Cars Elite Trading name
  • Players Cars Leasing Trading name
  • Players Cars Platinum Trading name
  • Players Cars Premium Trading name
  • Players Cars Vehicle Solutions Trading name
  • Lease Lounge Limited Former name
  • Carbon 66 Former trading name
  • celebrity cars Former trading name
  • Gloss Motive Former trading name
  • LM PRESTIGE CARS Former trading name
  • Players Cars North Former trading name
  • Players Cars Premier Former trading name
  • Players Cars Scotland Former trading name
  • Players Cars Select Former trading name
  • Players Cars South Former trading name
  • Players Cars UK Former trading name
  • Professional Cars Former trading name
  • Trust Car Credit Former trading 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 (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
07917525
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 January 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office
Old Linen Court, 83-85 Shambles Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2SB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Suzanne Michelle Bird Director Feb 1968 20 Jan 2012 10 other companies
Mark Kevin Bird Director Oct 1972 12 Jul 2016 15 other companies

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
20
closed down
14
run together
5

In the full report: all 20 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
  • The 5 companies these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.67m

+1.8% from £1.64m

Cash at bank

£1.20m

−13% from £1.38m

Owed within a year

£1.06m

+19% from £892k

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07917525. 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

Players Cars’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (50)

2022

13 April 2022

  • Lease Lounge Properties Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Mark Kevin Bird stopped being a part-owner
  • Suzanne Michelle Bird stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2020

8 October 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Lease Lounge Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Mark Kevin Bird became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Suzanne Michelle Bird became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

15 December 2014

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

FCA register

2012

20 January 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 50 events

  • All 50 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 20 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 50 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Players Cars Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Players Cars Limited (FRN 654548) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2014 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Players Cars’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 531 0130 and the website playerscars.com for Players Cars. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Players Cars a scam or clone?
Players Cars 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 Players Cars?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Players Cars handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Players Cars to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Players Cars?
Players Cars is owned by Lease Lounge Properties Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 13 April 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Mark Kevin Bird and Mrs Suzanne Michelle Bird.
Who runs Players Cars?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Players Cars: Suzanne Michelle Bird and Mark Kevin Bird.
How long has Players Cars been in business?
The company was formed on 20 January 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2014.
What do Players Cars’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £1.67m (+1.8% from £1.64m) and cash at bank of £1.20m (−13% from £1.38m).
Does Players Cars use any other names?
It trades as Blue Motor Group, Players Cars Elite, Players Cars Leasing, Players Cars Platinum and Players Cars Premium, and 1 more names. It has previously used 13 other names, including Lease Lounge Limited, Carbon 66 and celebrity cars.

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