Billau Motorcycles Limited

Reference number: 651853

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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

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 100bikes.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01325 281331 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DL1 1QQ
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Other names (3)

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

  • Billau Motorcyles Trading name
  • Stephen Billau and Sons Former name
  • Billau's Motorcycles Former 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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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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
13189138
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 February 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
4 Chesnut Street, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 1QL, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories (SIC 45400)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Billau Director Oct 1972 9 Feb 2021 None
Lyndsay Billau Director Jun 1984 27 Mar 2024 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£667k

+17% from £568k

Cash at bank

£121k

Up £112k from £8,686

Employees (average)

8

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£519k

−10% from £579k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2026
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 13189138. 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

Billau Motorcycles’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (19)

2024

27 March 2024

  • Lyndsay Billau became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2023

21 November 2023

  • Ian Billau stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2021

26 October 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Stephen Billau and Sons"

FCA register

9 February 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Andrew Billau became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Ian Billau became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

13 January 2015

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

FCA register

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Billau Motorcycles Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Billau Motorcycles Limited (FRN 651853) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Billau Motorcycles’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01325 281331 and the website 100bikes.co.uk for Billau Motorcycles. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Billau Motorcycles a scam or clone?
Billau Motorcycles 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 Billau Motorcycles?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Billau Motorcycles handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Billau Motorcycles to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Billau Motorcycles?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Billau Motorcycles: Mr Andrew Billau (50–75% of shares) and Mrs Lyndsay Billau (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Ian Billau.
Who runs Billau Motorcycles?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Billau Motorcycles: Andrew Billau and Lyndsay Billau.
How long has Billau Motorcycles been in business?
The company was formed on 9 February 2021, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2015.
What do Billau Motorcycles’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £667k (+17% from £568k) and cash at bank of £121k (up £112k from £8,686).
Does Billau Motorcycles use any other names?
It trades as Billau Motorcyles. It has previously used 2 other names: Stephen Billau and Sons and Billau's Motorcycles.

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