Essex Leisure Limited

Reference number: 721538

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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 sxleisure.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01376 519045 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM8 3YQ
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Other names (1)

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

  • SX Leisure Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
02863547
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 October 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office
Victoria House, 50 Alexandra Street, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1 1BN
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods not elsewhere classified (SIC 77390)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen Robert Hawkins Director Feb 1954 19 Oct 1993 8 other companies
Trudy Ann Hawkins Director Nov 1962 23 Mar 2016 1 other company
Gregory William Wood Director Jul 1985 23 Mar 2016 3 other companies

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
9
closed down
5
run together
2

In the full report: all 9 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 2 companies these 3 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2024Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£9.65m

+16% from £8.33m

Profit before tax

£426k

+84% from £231k

Net assets

£572k

+104% from £281k

Cash at bank

£267k

−3.7% from £277k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

Figures from the year to 31 March 2023 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

The figures for the year to 31 March 2024 were read from the printed accounts, because the filing does not tag them in a form that can be read automatically. They were checked against the accounts’ own totals.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02863547. 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

Essex Leisure’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (11)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Stephen Robert Hawkins took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

24 March 2016

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

FCA register

1993

19 October 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Essex Leisure Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Essex Leisure Limited (FRN 721538) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Essex Leisure’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01376 519045 and the website SXleisure.co.uk for Essex Leisure. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Essex Leisure a scam or clone?
Essex Leisure 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 Essex Leisure?
It may control client money but not hold it. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Essex Leisure handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Essex Leisure to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Essex Leisure?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Essex Leisure: Mr Stephen Robert Hawkins (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Essex Leisure?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Essex Leisure: Stephen Robert Hawkins, Trudy Ann Hawkins and Gregory William Wood.
How long has Essex Leisure been in business?
The company was formed on 19 October 1993, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
What do Essex Leisure’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2024, show turnover of £9.65m (+16% from £8.33m) and profit before tax of £426k (+84% from £231k).
Does Essex Leisure use any other names?
It trades as SX Leisure.

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