Downend Scooters Limited

Reference number: 697840

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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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When downendscooters.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0117 956 7899 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS16 2SF
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Other names (2)

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

  • Downed Bikes and Scooters Trading name
  • whiteladies scooters Former trading 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
05164546
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 June 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
C/O Easy Tax - Argentum 510 Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories (SIC 45400)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Osguthorpe Director Mar 1957 28 Jun 2004 None
Charlotte Armstrong Director Jan 1986 6 Apr 2008 None
Charlotte Armstrong Secretary Not published 28 Jun 2004 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 30 September 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£179k

+6.8% from £167k

Employees (average)

6

Same as 6

Owed within a year

£114k

+13% from £101k

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 05164546. 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

Downend Scooters’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (16)

2021

28 June 2021

  • Josh Osguthorpe stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

27 June 2017

  • Charlotte Armstrong became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Josh Osguthorpe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

31 July 2015

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

FCA register

2004

28 June 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Downend Scooters Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Downend Scooters Limited (FRN 697840) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Downend Scooters’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0117 956 7899 and the website downendscooters.co.uk for Downend Scooters. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Downend Scooters a scam or clone?
Downend Scooters 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 Downend Scooters?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Downend Scooters handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Downend Scooters to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Downend Scooters?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Downend Scooters: Charlotte Armstrong (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Josh Osguthorpe.
Who runs Downend Scooters?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Downend Scooters: Simon Osguthorpe and Charlotte Armstrong.
How long has Downend Scooters been in business?
The company was formed on 28 June 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Downend Scooters’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £179k (+6.8% from £167k).
Does Downend Scooters use any other names?
It trades as Downed Bikes and Scooters. It has previously used the name whiteladies scooters.

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