Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group Limited

Reference number: 703500

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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 rsgsport.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01642 224444 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TS3 8TF
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Other names (1)

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

  • Ransome Finance Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit 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.
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  • Entering into a regulated home credit loan agreement as lender
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the lender's rights and duties under a regulated home credit loan 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
01181988
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
27 August 1974 (52 years old)
Registered office
Queensway, Middlesbrough, TS3 8TF, England
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of clothing and footwear (SIC 46420)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Edward Ransome Director Jul 1946 Not published 8 other companies
Peter Spellman Secretary Not published 26 Mar 2018 –

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
8
still active
8

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£7.22m

+9.1% from £6.62m

Cash at bank

£1.67m

+15% from £1.45m

Employees (average)

36

−5.3% from 38

Owed within a year

£1.91m

−9.9% from £2.11m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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 01181988. 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

Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan Edward Ransome took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

14 January 2016

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

FCA register

1974

27 August 1974

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group

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

connected firms
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group

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

In Middlesbrough

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group Limited (FRN 703500) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01642 224444 and the website rsgsport.com for Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group a scam or clone?
Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group 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 Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group: Mr Alan Edward Ransome (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group?
Companies House lists one director of Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group: Alan Edward Ransome.
How long has Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group been in business?
The company was formed on 27 August 1974, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2016.
What do Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £7.22m (+9.1% from £6.62m) and cash at bank of £1.67m (+15% from £1.45m).
Does Alan Ransome Sporting Goods Group use any other names?
It trades as Ransome Finance.

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