Van System Ltd

Reference number: 956340

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

First Business Finance (UK) Ltd Reference number: 685879 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Van System Ltd (FRN 956340) introduces customers to First Business Finance (UK) Ltd (FRN 685879). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Van System.
  • Example: if Van System refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Van System itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When newmarkettrailers.co.uk.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01638 660555 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CB8 7SY
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Other names (1)

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

  • Newmarket Trailers Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through First Business Finance (UK) Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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 name
VAN SYSTEM LIMITED
Company number
05197328
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 August 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
Unit 4 Acorn Business Centre, Oaks Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7SY, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael William Gazeley Director Dec 1984 31 Jul 2015 9 other companies
David James Gazeley Director Mar 1957 31 Jul 2015 2 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
3
run together
2

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
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£88.1k

−335% from £37.4k

Employees (average)

4

+33% from 3

Owed within a year

£531k

+93% from £276k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £88.1k more than it owned.

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05197328. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (16)

2023

1 August 2023

  • Gazeley Group Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Michael William Gazeley stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2021

7 August 2021

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

4 August 2016

  • David James Gazeley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Michael William Gazeley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

31 July 2015

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

2004

4 August 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Van System

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

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

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

In the Cambridge (CB) postcode area

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Van System Ltd FCA authorised?
Van System Ltd (FRN 956340) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Van System?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Van System Ltd (FRN 956340) introduces customers to First Business Finance (UK) Ltd (FRN 685879). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Van System. Example: if Van System refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Van System itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Van System’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01638 660555 and the website NewmarketTrailers.co.uk.uk for Van System. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Van System a scam or clone?
Van System 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 Van System?
Protection works through First Business Finance (UK) Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Van System's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Van System?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Van System: Gazeley Group Limited (25–50% of shares) and Mr David James Gazeley (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael William Gazeley.
Who runs Van System?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Van System: Michael William Gazeley and David James Gazeley.
How long has Van System been in business?
The company was formed on 4 August 2004.
What do Van System’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of −£88.1k (−335% from £37.4k).
Does Van System use any other names?
It trades as Newmarket Trailers.

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