Toomey Leasing Group Limited

Reference number: 687548

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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 toomeylease.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01268 407551 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS15 6RW
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Other names (17)

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

  • Easy lease Direct Trading name
  • Opticar Trading name
  • Toomey Opticar Trading name
  • church vehicle leasing Former trading name
  • Essex Leasing Former trading name
  • Essex vehicle leasing Former trading name
  • Eurolease Former trading name
  • Eurolease Direct Former trading name
  • Skyway Leasing Former trading name
  • Toomey Direct Former trading name
  • Toomey Eurolease Former trading name
  • Toomey Hire and Leasing Former trading name
  • Toomey Lease Former trading name
  • Toomey Online Former trading name
  • Toomey Skyway Former trading name
  • Toomey West lease Former trading name
  • West Lease Former 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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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
00962747
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 September 1969 (57 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Neil Rickwood Director Apr 1974 1 Nov 2006 24 other companies
David Houlgrave Director Feb 1976 1 Jan 2012 None
Alexander Frederick Butcher Director Apr 1971 26 Feb 2014 None
Gavin Stephen Miller Director Jan 1980 1 Mar 2021 1 other company
Steven Joseph Decelis Director Mar 1962 1 Jul 2021 21 other companies
Neil Duncan Rickwood Secretary Not published 29 Sep 2016 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
25
closed down
8
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 25 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 21 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 20 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£30.2m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£2.65m

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Net assets

£27.6m

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Cash at bank

£13.7m

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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 00962747. 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

Toomey Leasing Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (74)

2025

22 May 2025

  • Joseph Toomey Charitable Foundation gave up control
  • Laindon Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2021

22 November 2021

  • Joseph Toomey Charitable Foundation took control (75–100% of votes)
  • Michael John Toomey gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Michael John Toomey took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

23 October 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1969

25 September 1969

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 74 events

  • All 74 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 29
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Firms connected to Toomey Leasing Group

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Toomey Leasing Group

Other firms of the same type (car leasing or hire), nearest first.

In the Southend-on-Sea (SS) postcode area

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  • 25 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 74 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Toomey Leasing Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Toomey Leasing Group Limited (FRN 687548) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Toomey Leasing Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01268 407551 and the website toomeylease.com for Toomey Leasing Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Toomey Leasing Group a scam or clone?
Toomey Leasing Group 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 Toomey Leasing Group?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Toomey Leasing Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Toomey Leasing Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Toomey Leasing Group?
Toomey Leasing Group is owned by Laindon Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board, significant influence or control and held through a firm, since 22 May 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael John Toomey and Joseph Toomey Charitable Foundation.
Who runs Toomey Leasing Group?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Toomey Leasing Group: Neil Rickwood, David Houlgrave, Alexander Frederick Butcher, Gavin Stephen Miller and Steven Joseph Decelis.
How long has Toomey Leasing Group been in business?
The company was formed on 25 September 1969, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2015.
What do Toomey Leasing Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £30.2m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £2.65m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Toomey Leasing Group use any other names?
It trades as Easy lease Direct, Opticar and Toomey Opticar. It has previously used 14 other names, including church vehicle leasing, Essex Leasing and Essex vehicle leasing.

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