Vehicle Consultancy Ltd

Reference number: 656908

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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 vehicleconsultancy.net first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 028 9048 4818 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT4 2AW
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Other names (7)

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

  • Compare my finance Trading name
  • ELECTRIC CARS NI Trading name
  • LendX Trading name
  • Massey Motors Trading name
  • VANS NI Trading name
  • DMC AUTO SOLUTIONS Former trading name
  • Prestige Vehicles 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.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • 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

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
NI628004
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 November 2014 (11 years old)
Registered office
73 Castlehill Road, Belfast, Antrim, BT4 3GP
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Financial leasing (SIC 64910)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Mark Mcallister Director Dec 1967 26 Nov 2014 7 other companies
Andrew Gordon Hutcheon Director Sep 1979 27 Mar 2024 4 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
10
closed down
5
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 10 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£30.9k

Up £73.8k from −£42.9k

Cash at bank

£18.3k

−48% from £35.4k

Employees (average)

2

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£283k

−49% from £559k

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 NI628004. 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

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

Key events (10) All events (35)

2026

9 March 2026

  • Andrew Gordon Hutcheon stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2024

17 December 2024

  • Joanne Marie McAllister stopped being the majority owner
  • John Mark McAllister became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

21 November 2024

  • Andrew Gordon Hutcheon became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Joanne Marie McAllister became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • John Mark McAllister gave up control

Companies House

2016

1 November 2016

  • John Mark McAllister took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

20 February 2015

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

FCA register

2014

26 November 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 35 events

  • All 35 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Vehicle Consultancy

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3
past link
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Vehicle Consultancy

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

In Belfast

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In the Belfast (BT) postcode area

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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 35 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Vehicle Consultancy Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Vehicle Consultancy Ltd (FRN 656908) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Vehicle Consultancy’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 028 9048 4818 and the website vehicleconsultancy.net for Vehicle Consultancy. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Vehicle Consultancy a scam or clone?
Vehicle Consultancy 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 Vehicle Consultancy?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Vehicle Consultancy handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Vehicle Consultancy to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Vehicle Consultancy?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Vehicle Consultancy: Mr John Mark McAllister (50–75% of shares) and Mr Andrew Gordon Hutcheon (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Joanne Marie McAllister.
Who runs Vehicle Consultancy?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Vehicle Consultancy: John Mark McAllister and Andrew Gordon Hutcheon.
How long has Vehicle Consultancy been in business?
The company was formed on 26 November 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Vehicle Consultancy’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £30.9k (up £73.8k from −£42.9k) and cash at bank of £18.3k (−48% from £35.4k).
Does Vehicle Consultancy use any other names?
It trades as Compare my finance, ELECTRIC CARS NI, LendX, Massey Motors and VANS NI. It has previously used 2 other names: DMC AUTO SOLUTIONS and Prestige Vehicles.

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