Britton Price Limited

Reference number: 739185

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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 brittonprice.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01273 231012 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN1 8AF
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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 Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire 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
03247545
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 September 1996 (30 years old)
Registered office
Cornelius House, 178-180 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DJ
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment (SIC 28220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Derek Price Director Feb 1954 15 Oct 1996 7 other companies
Warren Battersby Director Aug 1993 27 Feb 2024 12 other companies
Mark Phillip Cable Director Apr 1968 27 Feb 2024 9 other companies
Warren Battersby Secretary Not published 12 May 2023 –

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
16
closed down
8
run together
7

In the full report: all 16 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 7 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£30.0k

Same as £30.0k

Cash at bank

£7,161

−58% from £17.2k

Employees (average)

3

Up 3 from 0

Owed within a year

£2.48m

−6.2% from £2.64m

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 03247545. 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

Britton Price’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (19)

2025

9 September 2025

  • Britton Price Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Derek Price gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Derek Price took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

17 March 2016

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

FCA register

1996

9 September 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Britton Price Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Britton Price Limited (FRN 739185) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Britton Price’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01273 231012 and the website brittonprice.co.uk for Britton Price. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Britton Price a scam or clone?
Britton Price 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 Britton Price?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Britton Price handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Britton Price to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Britton Price?
Britton Price is owned by Britton Price Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 9 September 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Derek Price.
Who runs Britton Price?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Britton Price: Derek Price, Warren Battersby and Mark Phillip Cable.
How long has Britton Price been in business?
The company was formed on 9 September 1996, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
What do Britton Price’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £30.0k (same as £30.0k) and cash at bank of £7,161 (−58% from £17.2k).

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