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
Consumer Credit Compliance Limited Reference number: 631736 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.
- CEV Distribution Ltd (FRN 1058232) is an AR of Consumer Credit Compliance Limited (FRN 631736). When you use CEV Distribution's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from CEV Distribution, 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Units A and B Midicy Oast, Bodiam Business Park, Bodiam, East Sussex, TN32 5FQ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01580 830959 is
- Who else gives the postcode TN32 5FQ
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- E-Bikes Direct Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Consumer Credit Compliance 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 number
- 17118221 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 March 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 170 Warwick Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8UL, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles (SIC 47640)
- Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (SIC 47910)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Gavin Markscheffel | Director | Oct 1966 | 26 Mar 2026 | 23 other companies |
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
- 23
- closed down
- 12
- went insolvent
- 2
In the full report: all 23 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
Key dates in its history
CEV Distribution’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
22 July 2026
- Became an appointed representative
- Began trading as "E-Bikes Direct"
FCA register
26 March 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- David Gavin Markscheffel gained 25–50% of the votes
- Rachael Jane Flanagan became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
- David Gavin Markscheffel appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to CEV Distribution
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with CEV Distribution. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like CEV Distribution
Other firms of the same type (retailer), nearest first.
In the Tonbridge (TN) postcode area
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- 23 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 6 events in its history
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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