Rowancorn Limited

Reference number: 673085

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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 swancar.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01509 231888 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE11 5BJ
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Other names (1)

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

  • swancar of loughborough 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
01164440
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 March 1974 (52 years old)
Registered office
13 Swan Street, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 5BJ, 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
Alastair Richard Lyall Director Feb 1949 Not published None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

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

Year to 30 April 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£116k

+39% from £82.9k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£98.1k

−18% from £120k

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 01164440. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (8)

2017

17 June 2017

  • Alastair Richard Lyall took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

30 March 2015

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

FCA register

1974

26 March 1974

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms like Rowancorn

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

In Loughborough

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rowancorn Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Rowancorn Limited (FRN 673085) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Rowancorn’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01509 231888 and the website swancar.com for Rowancorn. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Rowancorn a scam or clone?
Rowancorn 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 Rowancorn?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Rowancorn handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Rowancorn to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Rowancorn?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Rowancorn: Mr Alastair Richard Lyall (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Rowancorn?
Companies House lists one director of Rowancorn: Alastair Richard Lyall.
How long has Rowancorn been in business?
The company was formed on 26 March 1974, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Rowancorn’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £116k (+39% from £82.9k).
Does Rowancorn use any other names?
It trades as swancar of loughborough.

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