Great Birchwood Leisure Village Ltd: 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 2023
Accounts filed up to 28 February 2026

Responsible principal firm

Caravan Guard Limited Reference number: 310409 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.
GREAT BIRCHWOOD LEISURE VILLAGE LTD (FRN 1007742) introduces customers to Caravan Guard Limited (FRN 310409). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not GREAT BIRCHWOOD LEISURE VILLAGE.
Example: if GREAT BIRCHWOOD LEISURE VILLAGE refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from GREAT BIRCHWOOD LEISURE VILLAGE 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.

Website

pendleviewholidaypark.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01254 471300
Address

Great Birchwood Park, Lytham Road, Warton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 1TE, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When pendleviewholidaypark.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01254 471300 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode PR4 1TE

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Caravan Guard 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: 15229695 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 23 October 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office: 1 Richmond Road, St Annes On Sea, Lancashire, FY8 1PE, England
Nature of business: Development of building projects (SIC 41100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Joshua Paul Hocking	Director	Apr 1993	23 Oct 2023	1 other company
Philip Hocking	Director	Jan 1960	23 Oct 2023	None

Other companies run by these 2 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 company: 1
still active: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£530k

+8.9% from £487k

Cash at bank

£770k

−13% from £888k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£2.08m

No earlier figure to compare

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 15229695. 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

Great Birchwood Leisure Village’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (10)

2024

9 February 2024

Phil Hocking became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Zachary James Hocking stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2 February 2024

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2023

23 October 2023

Incorporated at Companies House
Joshua Paul Hocking became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Zachary James Hocking became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

All 10 events in its history (6 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to Great Birchwood Leisure Village

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Great Birchwood Leisure Village. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 2
share its phone number: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Great Birchwood Leisure Village

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

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1 other company its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 10 events in its history
2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Great Birchwood Leisure Village Ltd FCA authorised?

Great Birchwood Leisure Village Ltd (FRN 1007742) 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 Great Birchwood Leisure Village?

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. Great Birchwood Leisure Village Ltd (FRN 1007742) introduces customers to Caravan Guard Limited (FRN 310409). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Great Birchwood Leisure Village. Example: if Great Birchwood Leisure Village refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Great Birchwood Leisure Village 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 Great Birchwood Leisure Village’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01254 471300 and the website pendleviewholidaypark.co.uk for Great Birchwood Leisure Village. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is Great Birchwood Leisure Village a scam or clone?

Great Birchwood Leisure Village 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 Great Birchwood Leisure Village?

Protection works through Caravan Guard Limited, the principal firm responsible for Great Birchwood Leisure Village's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Great Birchwood Leisure Village?

Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Great Birchwood Leisure Village: Mr Phil Hocking (25–50% of shares) and Mr Joshua Paul Hocking (50–75% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Zachary James Hocking.

Who runs Great Birchwood Leisure Village?

Companies House lists 2 directors of Great Birchwood Leisure Village: Joshua Paul Hocking and Philip Hocking.

How long has Great Birchwood Leisure Village been in business?

The company was formed on 23 October 2023.

What do Great Birchwood Leisure Village’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £530k (+8.9% from £487k) and cash at bank of £770k (−13% from £888k).