Cookson Cycles Limited

Reference number: 821295

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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

BIKMO LIMITED Reference number: 745230 Authorised 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.
  • COOKSON CYCLES LIMITED (FRN 821295) introduces customers to BIKMO LIMITED (FRN 745230). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not COOKSON CYCLES.
  • Example: if COOKSON CYCLES refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from COOKSON CYCLES 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.

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When cooksoncycles.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 766 2633 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M25 0JW
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Bikmo 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
06770195
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 December 2008 (17 years old)
Registered office
Park Gates Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire, M25 0JW
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (SIC 47789)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Shaun Wells Director Mar 1981 10 Dec 2008 None
Catherine May Turner Smith Director Aug 1982 1 Jun 2020 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£398k

+6.2% from £375k

Cash at bank

£172k

+24% from £139k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£112k

−23% from £145k

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 06770195. 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

Cookson Cycles’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (12)

2021

23 March 2021

  • Shaun Wells became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2020

1 June 2020

  • Catherine May Turner Smith became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Sarah Louise Bourne gave up control

Companies House

2018

20 September 2018

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

30 April 2016

  • Sarah Louise Bourne took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2008

10 December 2008

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cookson Cycles Limited FCA authorised?
Cookson Cycles Limited (FRN 821295) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Cookson Cycles?
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. Cookson Cycles Limited (FRN 821295) introduces customers to BIKMO LIMITED (FRN 745230). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Cookson Cycles. Example: if Cookson Cycles refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Cookson Cycles 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.
What is Cookson Cycles’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 766 2633 and the website cooksoncycles.co.uk for Cookson Cycles. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cookson Cycles a scam or clone?
Cookson Cycles 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 Cookson Cycles?
Protection works through Bikmo Limited, the principal firm responsible for Cookson Cycles's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Cookson Cycles?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Cookson Cycles: Mrs Catherine May Turner Smith (50–75% of shares) and Mr Shaun Wells (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Sarah Louise Bourne.
Who runs Cookson Cycles?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Cookson Cycles: Shaun Wells and Catherine May Turner Smith.
How long has Cookson Cycles been in business?
The company was formed on 10 December 2008.
What do Cookson Cycles’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £398k (+6.2% from £375k) and cash at bank of £172k (+24% from £139k).

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