Dea Aviation Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 2 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2006
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2026

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 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.
DEA AVIATION LIMITED (FRN 1018723) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not DEA AVIATION.
Example: if DEA AVIATION refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from DEA AVIATION 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.

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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

07419 733736
Address

Diamond Executive Aviation Ltd, Gamston Airfield, Gamston, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 0QL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07419 733736 is
Who else gives the postcode DN22 0QL

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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: 05728943 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 3 March 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office: Hangar 3 Retford (Gamston) Airport, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 0QL, England
Nature of business: Non-scheduled passenger air transport (SIC 51102)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Gerald Charles John Cooper	Director	Nov 1970	31 Jul 2015	8 other companies
Richard Alan Cucksey	Director	Jun 1972	31 Jul 2015	1 other company
Richard Paul Georges Patounas	Director	May 1970	24 Feb 2017	1 other company
Gavin Michael O'Connell	Director	Apr 1970	1 Apr 2026	None
Paul Robert Hart	Director	Aug 1964	30 Apr 2026	None

Other companies run by these 5 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: 10
closed down: 4
still active: 6

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£22.1m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£2.09m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£7.97m

+562% from £1.20m

Cash at bank

£3.09m

+861% from £322k

Assets and liabilities

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 05728943. 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

Dea Aviation’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (34)

2024

30 August 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Dea Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2006

3 March 2006

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

All 34 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 31

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dea Aviation Limited FCA authorised?

Dea Aviation Limited (FRN 1018723) 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 Dea Aviation?

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. Dea Aviation Limited (FRN 1018723) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Dea Aviation. Example: if Dea Aviation refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Dea Aviation 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 Dea Aviation’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07419 733736 for Dea Aviation. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Dea Aviation a scam or clone?

Dea Aviation 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 Dea Aviation?

Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Dea Aviation's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Dea Aviation?

Dea Aviation is owned by Dea Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Dea Aviation?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Dea Aviation: Gerald Charles John Cooper, Richard Alan Cucksey, Richard Paul Georges Patounas, Gavin Michael O'Connell and Paul Robert Hart.

How long has Dea Aviation been in business?

The company was formed on 3 March 2006.

What do Dea Aviation’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show turnover of £22.1m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £2.09m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).