Gamba (UK) Limited

Reference number: 434277

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Introducer appointed representative

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

Responsible principal firm

Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd Reference number: 820727 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.
  • Gamba (UK) Limited (FRN 434277) introduces customers to Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gamba (UK).
  • Example: if Gamba (UK) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gamba (UK) 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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When pthorn.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01964 544357 is
  • Who else gives the postcode YO25 8RY
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Other names (2)

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

  • Watersedge Caravan Park Trading name
  • Gamba (UK) Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle 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, 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
03653302
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 October 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
Humberside Shooting Ground, Catwick Lane Brandesburton, East Yorkshire, YO25 8RY
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)
  • Holiday centres and villages (SIC 55201)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Judith Alexandra Thornton Director Dec 1961 21 Oct 1998 None
Paul Walter Thornton Director Apr 1957 21 Oct 1998 None
Judith Alexandra Thornton Secretary Not published 21 Oct 1998 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Total equity

£33.9k

+19% from £28.4k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£46.2k

<1% from £45.9k

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 03653302. 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

Gamba (UK)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (11)

2026

1 February 2026

  • Paul Walter Thornton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Walter Thornton stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

1 November 2022

  • Judith Thornton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2021

27 April 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Gamba (UK) Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul Walter Thornton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2006

7 July 2006

  • Changed its registered name from "Watersedge Caravan Park"

FCA register

2005

17 June 2005

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1998

21 October 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gamba (UK) Limited FCA authorised?
Gamba (UK) Limited (FRN 434277) 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 Gamba (UK)?
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. Gamba (UK) Limited (FRN 434277) introduces customers to Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gamba (UK). Example: if Gamba (UK) refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gamba (UK) 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 Gamba (UK)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01964 544357 and the website pthorn.co.uk for Gamba (UK). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gamba (UK) a scam or clone?
Gamba (UK) 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 Gamba (UK)?
Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Gamba (UK)'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Gamba (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Gamba (UK): Mr Paul Walter Thornton (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Judith Thornton (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Gamba (UK)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Gamba (UK): Judith Alexandra Thornton and Paul Walter Thornton.
How long has Gamba (UK) been in business?
The company was formed on 21 October 1998.
What do Gamba (UK)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show total equity of £33.9k (+19% from £28.4k).
Does Gamba (UK) use any other names?
It trades as Watersedge Caravan Park. It has previously used the name Gamba (UK) Ltd.

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