Decathlon UK Limited
Reference number: 969035
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Introducer appointed representative
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Responsible principal firm
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- Decathlon UK Limited (FRN 969035) introduces customers to LAKA LTD (FRN 785971). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Decathlon UK.
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Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Head Office, 9 Maritime Street, London, SE16 7FU, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When decathlon.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7064 3000 is
- Who else gives the postcode SE16 7FU
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Laka Ltd, 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
- 03140144 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 December 1995 (30 years old)
- Registered office
- Head Office, 9 Maritime Street, London, SE16 7FU, England
- Nature of business
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- Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles (SIC 47640)
- Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores (SIC 47710)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Franck Laden | Director | Jul 1978 | 8 Apr 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Romain Francois Xavier Gravigny | Director | Oct 1981 | 10 Jul 2025 | 1 other company |
| Maria Elena Pecos Martinez | Director | Sep 1986 | 10 Jul 2025 | 1 other company |
| Aline Marie Annie Prevot | Secretary | Not published | 1 Jul 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 2
- still active
- 2
- run together
- 1
In the full report: all 2 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 1 company these 3 directors run together
- All 24 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Decathlon UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
8 September 2025
- Decathlon S.E. took control (75–100% of shares)
- Javier Lopez no longer has significant control
Companies House
27 March 2025
- Barbara Martin Coppola no longer has significant control
- Javier Lopez gained significant control
Companies House
2022
21 March 2022
- Barbara Martin Coppola gained significant control
Companies House
20 March 2022
- Michel Aballea no longer has significant control
Companies House
1 February 2022
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Michel Aballea gained significant control
Companies House
1995
21 December 1995
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 54 events
- All 54 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 45
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- 2 other companies its directors have run, named
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- All 54 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