Cranham Leisuresales Ltd

Reference number: 665075

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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 cranham.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01245 381382 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM3 2JP
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Other names (1)

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

  • countryside caravans limited Former 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
03080158
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 July 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office
Maldon Road Ulting, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2JP
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian Mark Hilton Director Aug 1960 17 Jul 1995 7 other companies
Neal Andrew Hilton Director Aug 1966 17 Jul 1995 6 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
7
closed down
5
run together
6

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.00m

−18% from £1.22m

Net assets

£7.96m

+5.8% from £7.53m

Cash at bank

£1.10m

+406% from £217k

Owed within a year

£9.53m

−2.3% from £9.76m

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £14.5m, for the year to 31 March 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 03080158. 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

Cranham Leisuresales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (12)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ian Mark Hilton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Neal Andrew Hilton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

23 March 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "countryside caravans limited"

FCA register

2015

10 February 2015

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

FCA register

1995

14 July 1995

  • 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: 4
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cranham Leisuresales Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Cranham Leisuresales Ltd (FRN 665075) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Cranham Leisuresales’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01245 381382 and the website cranham.co.uk for Cranham Leisuresales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cranham Leisuresales a scam or clone?
Cranham Leisuresales 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 Cranham Leisuresales?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Cranham Leisuresales handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Cranham Leisuresales to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Cranham Leisuresales?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Cranham Leisuresales: Ian Mark Hilton (25–50% of shares) and Neal Andrew Hilton (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Cranham Leisuresales?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Cranham Leisuresales: Ian Mark Hilton and Neal Andrew Hilton.
How long has Cranham Leisuresales been in business?
The company was formed on 14 July 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Cranham Leisuresales’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show profit before tax of £1.00m (−18% from £1.22m) and net assets of £7.96m (+5.8% from £7.53m).
Does Cranham Leisuresales use any other names?
It has previously used the name countryside caravans limited.

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