Vans Direct Limited
Reference number: 690205
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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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Phone number
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Address
Unit 6, The Courtyard, Imperial Park, Newport, Newport, NP10 8UL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When vansdirect.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 029 2053 4300 is
- Who else gives the postcode NP10 8UL
Other names (9)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- CarsandVansdirect Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Car & Van Finance Direct Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- VanMan Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Best4Vans Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- VanFinanceDirect Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Vertu Lease Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Vertu Lease Cars Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Vertu Leasing Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Vertu Motors Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
- Credit Broking
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
- 06971144 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 23 July 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- Vertu House Fifth Avenue Business Park, Team Valley, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE11 0XA, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Karen Anderson | Director | Nov 1971 | 4 Jan 2019 | 117 other companies |
| David Paul Crane | Director | Oct 1967 | 4 Jan 2019 | 78 other companies |
| Robert Thomas Forrester | Director | Sep 1969 | 4 Jan 2019 | 141 other companies |
| Nicola Jane Carrington Loose | Secretary | Not published | 1 Mar 2019 | – |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 174
- closed down
- 61
- are FCA-registered
- 12
In the full report: all 174 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 12 on the FCA register
- The 85 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Vans Direct’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2019
4 January 2019
- Gilbert Stanley Thomas gave up control
- Vertu Ventures Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Gilbert Stanley Thomas took control (75–100% of shares)
- Jane Pocock became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Jane Pocock stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2015
2 September 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2009
23 July 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 39 events
- All 39 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
Firms connected to Vans Direct
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Vans Direct. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 9
- share a director
- 9
- past links
- 3
In the full report: all 9 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (9)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Vans Direct
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Newport
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- 174 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 39 events in its history
- 9 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk