Company
American CAR Hire Limited
American CAR Hire Limited is an active UK company (number 09034747), incorporated 2014, with 1 current director, John Gary Cox. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- John Shorter 2018-2023 View profile
- Paul Robins 2017-2018 View profile
- Linda Shorter 2017-2023 View profile
- Albert Kastrati 2017-2018 View profile
- Darren James Rapley 2016-2017 View profile
- Lee Edwards 2014-2016 View profile
- Lisa Beadle 2014-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 12/05/2014
Ownership
Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Darren James Rapley ceased 2017-10-31
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Linda Shorter ceased 2018-12-07
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-31 - Albert Kastrati ceased 2018-12-06
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-31 - Paul Robins ceased 2018-12-07
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company - John Shorter ceased 2023-07-03
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Linda Shorter ceased 2023-06-28
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-07 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- American CAR Hire Limited
is controlled by Darren James Rapley
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Darren James Rapley.
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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
1 directors on the board
- John Gary Cox Director · appointed 2023
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09034747
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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