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 4 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2007
- Its whole board of directors changed in March 2026
Responsible principal firm
SG Fleet UK Limited Reference number: 625294 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.
- Highbourne Group Limited (FRN 979910) introduces customers to SG Fleet UK Limited (FRN 625294). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Highbourne Group.
- Example: if Highbourne Group refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Highbourne Group 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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Highbourn house, Eldon Way, Crick Industrial Estate, Crick, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 7SL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0844 800 3460 is
- Who else gives the postcode NN6 7SL
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Highhourne Group Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through SG Fleet UK 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, 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
- 06216887 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 18 April 2007 (19 years old)
- Registered office
- Highbourne House Eldon Way, Crick Industrial Estate, Crick, Northampton, NN6 7SL, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (SIC 46740)
- Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified (SIC 64209)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Sibley | Director | Jun 1972 | 23 Feb 2026 | 110 other companies |
| Anthony David Buffin | Director | Nov 1971 | 20 Mar 2026 | 325 other companies |
| Earl Sibley | Secretary | Not published | 31 Aug 2026 | – |
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 companies
- 419
- closed down
- 259
- went insolvent
- 5
In the full report: all 419 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The 5 that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- The 16 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Highbourne Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
6 July 2026
- Changed its registered name from "Highhourne Group Limited"
FCA register
20 March 2026
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2022
28 July 2022
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2021
30 September 2021
- Melbourne Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Travis Perkins Group Holdings Limited gave up control
Companies House
2020
14 December 2020
- Travis Perkins Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Travis Perkins PLC gave up control
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Travis Perkins PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2007
18 April 2007
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 41 events
- All 41 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 32
Firms connected to Highbourne Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Highbourne Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (1)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Highbourne Group
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Northampton
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- 419 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 41 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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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