Ability Bathing Ltd

Reference number: 1030618

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

First Senior Finance Limited Reference number: 726510 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • ABILITY BATHING LTD (FRN 1030618) is an AR of First Senior Finance Limited (FRN 726510). When you use ABILITY BATHING's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from ABILITY BATHING, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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 theabilityshop.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01778 594638 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PE10 9LX
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Other names (1)

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

  • The Ability Shop Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through First Senior Finance Limited, 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 number
11477464
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 July 2018 (8 years old)
Registered office
The Old Vicarage, Church Close, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6NA, England
Nature of business
  • Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (SIC 43220)
  • Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 43999)
  • Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) not elsewhere classified (SIC 47749)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Lewis Thorpe Director Apr 1988 23 Jul 2018 None
Robert Lewis Thorpe Director Sep 1963 23 Jul 2018 None
Shelagh Maud Thorpe Director Nov 1961 2 Nov 2020 1 other company

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£10.3k

Down £4,727 from −£5,566

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£67.6k

+107% from £32.6k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £10.3k 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 11477464. 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

Ability Bathing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2025

26 March 2025

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2021

3 July 2021

  • James Lewis Thorpe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

23 July 2018

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Robert Lewis Thorpe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ability Bathing Ltd FCA authorised?
Ability Bathing Ltd (FRN 1030618) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Ability Bathing?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Ability Bathing Ltd (FRN 1030618) is an AR of First Senior Finance Limited (FRN 726510). When you use Ability Bathing's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Ability Bathing, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Ability Bathing’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01778 594638 and the website theabilityshop.co.uk for Ability Bathing. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ability Bathing a scam or clone?
Ability Bathing 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 Ability Bathing?
Protection works through First Senior Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Ability Bathing's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Ability Bathing?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Ability Bathing: Mr Robert Lewis Thorpe (25–50% of shares) and Mr James Lewis Thorpe (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Ability Bathing?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Ability Bathing: James Lewis Thorpe, Robert Lewis Thorpe and Shelagh Maud Thorpe.
How long has Ability Bathing been in business?
The company was formed on 23 July 2018.
What do Ability Bathing’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of −£10.3k (down £4,727 from −£5,566).
Does Ability Bathing use any other names?
It trades as The Ability Shop.

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