Rent 2 Buy Your Car London Ltd

Reference number: 779324

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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 rent2buyyourcar.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3488 2603 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SL9 0BG
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Other names (1)

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

  • Rent2buyyourcar.com Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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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  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
10659983
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 March 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office
Building 1 Chalfont Park, Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross, SL9 0BG, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nishal Shah Director Aug 1976 8 Mar 2017 1 other company
Sachin Mansukhlal Shah Director Jun 1977 8 Mar 2017 8 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
9
closed down
6
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£10.4k

−65% from £29.3k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£127k

−4.3% from £133k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 10659983. 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

Rent 2 Buy Your Car London’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2017

23 October 2017

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

FCA register

8 March 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Nishal Shah gained significant control
  • Sachin Shah gained significant control

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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Firms like Rent 2 Buy Your Car London

Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.

In Gerrards Cross

Fairweather Finance LLPGerrards CrossAuthorised

In the Slough (SL) postcode area

Everyday Lending LimitedSloughAuthorisedCa Auto Finance UK LtdBerkshireAuthorisedMichael CheungSloughAuthorisedSalah AwadallahSloughAuthorisedSiemens Financial Services LimitedAuthorised

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rent 2 Buy Your Car London Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Rent 2 Buy Your Car London Ltd (FRN 779324) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2017 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Rent 2 Buy Your Car London’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3488 2603 and the website rent2buyyourcar.com for Rent 2 Buy Your Car London. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Rent 2 Buy Your Car London a scam or clone?
Rent 2 Buy Your Car London 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 Rent 2 Buy Your Car London?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Rent 2 Buy Your Car London handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Rent 2 Buy Your Car London to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Rent 2 Buy Your Car London?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Rent 2 Buy Your Car London: Mr Nishal Shah (significant influence or control) and Mr Sachin Shah (significant influence or control).
Who runs Rent 2 Buy Your Car London?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Rent 2 Buy Your Car London: Nishal Shah and Sachin Mansukhlal Shah.
How long has Rent 2 Buy Your Car London been in business?
The company was formed on 8 March 2017, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2017.
What do Rent 2 Buy Your Car London’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £10.4k (−65% from £29.3k).
Does Rent 2 Buy Your Car London use any other names?
It trades as Rent2buyyourcar.com.

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