Introducer appointed representative
This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.
Responsible principal firm
Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 View firm →What does this mean?
- An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
- Antec International (FRN 961186) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Antec International.
- Example: if Antec International refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Antec International itself.
- 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Antec International Ltd, Windham Road, Chilton Industrial Estate, Sudbury, CO10 2XD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0161 875 3248 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode CO10 2XD
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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, freeYou 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 name
- ANTEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- Company number
- 00690279 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 April 1961 (65 years old)
- Registered office
- Windham Road, Chilton Industrial Estate, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2XD, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Manufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere classified (SIC 20590)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Risino | Director | Aug 1968 | 15 Jun 2020 | 7 other companies |
| Steven Thompson | Director | Apr 1964 | 18 Oct 2021 | 10 other companies |
| Gerhard Kurt Günter Panke (Dr) | Director | Oct 1966 | 1 Jul 2026 | None |
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
- 10
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 10 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 4 on the FCA register
- The 7 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Antec International’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
23 October 2021
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Lanxess AG took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
22 June 2015
- Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
Companies House
2003
8 October 2003
- Board replaced: all 5 directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
1961
19 April 1961
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 34 events
- All 34 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 29
Firms connected to Antec International
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Antec International. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 3
- share its phone number
- 4
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 34 events in its history
- 5 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