Brompton Bike Hire Ltd

Reference number: 935787

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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

Product Partnerships Limited Reference number: 626349 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.
  • Brompton Bike Hire Ltd (FRN 935787) is an AR of Product Partnerships Limited (FRN 626349). When you use Brompton Bike Hire's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Brompton Bike Hire, 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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When bromptonsubscription.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8232 8484 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode UB6 0FD
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Other names (1)

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

  • Brompton Subscription Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Product Partnerships 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
07292744
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 June 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Unit 1 Brompton Bike Hire,, Ockham Drive, Greenford, UB6 0FD, England
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods not elsewhere classified (SIC 77390)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
William David Butler-Adams Director May 1974 17 Dec 2010 8 other companies
Charlotte Hine Secretary Not published 25 Oct 2024 –

Other companies run by its director

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
8
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2023Full accountsNot audited

Turnover

£1.27m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

−£67.8k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

−£707k

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Cash at bank

£241k

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Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £707k more than it owned.

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 07292744. 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

Brompton Bike Hire’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (19)

2020

8 October 2020

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Brompton Bicycle Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

23 June 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to Brompton Bike Hire

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Brompton Bike Hire. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share its phone number
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Brompton Bike Hire Ltd FCA authorised?
Brompton Bike Hire Ltd (FRN 935787) 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 Brompton Bike Hire?
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. Brompton Bike Hire Ltd (FRN 935787) is an AR of Product Partnerships Limited (FRN 626349). When you use Brompton Bike Hire's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Brompton Bike Hire, 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 Brompton Bike Hire’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8232 8484 and the website bromptonsubscription.com for Brompton Bike Hire. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is Brompton Bike Hire a scam or clone?
Brompton Bike Hire 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 Brompton Bike Hire?
Protection works through Product Partnerships Limited, the principal firm responsible for Brompton Bike Hire's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Brompton Bike Hire?
Brompton Bike Hire is owned by Brompton Bicycle Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Brompton Bike Hire?
Companies House lists one director of Brompton Bike Hire: William David Butler-Adams.
How long has Brompton Bike Hire been in business?
The company was formed on 23 June 2010.
What do Brompton Bike Hire’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2023, show turnover of £1.27m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of −£67.8k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Brompton Bike Hire use any other names?
It trades as Brompton Subscription.

Sources and links

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