Ideal Caravan Sales Limited

Reference number: 408410

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd Reference number: 820727 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Ideal Caravan Sales Limited (FRN 408410) is an AR of Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). When you use Ideal Caravan Sales's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Ideal Caravan Sales, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • 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 idealcaravans.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 378 0146 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DH7 8HA
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Other names (2)

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

  • Ideal Caravans Trading name
  • Ideal Caravan Sales 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
01067372
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 August 1972 (54 years old)
Registered office
Littleburn Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8HA
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Antony Gillett Director Aug 1961 23 Apr 2025 9 other companies
John Graham Hesp Director Jun 1953 23 Apr 2025 3 other companies
Andrew Peter Machin Director Oct 1970 23 Apr 2025 4 other companies
Karl Robert Smalley Director Jun 1972 23 Apr 2025 6 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
11
closed down
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 6 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£8.55m

−36% from £13.3m

Profit before tax

−£193k

−137% from £521k

Net assets

£4.20m

−4.3% from £4.39m

Cash at bank

£1.13m

−43% from £2.00m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 01067372. 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

Ideal Caravan Sales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (26)

2025

23 April 2025

  • Board replaced: its only director left and 4 new directors took over

Companies House

3 April 2025

  • Luxihomes Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2024

13 September 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Ideal Caravan Sales Ltd"

FCA register

4 April 2024

  • David Ballantine stopped being a part-owner
  • Linda Spears stopped being a part-owner
  • Raymond Anthony Ballantine stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Ballantine became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Linda Spears became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Raymond Anthony Ballantine became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1972

23 August 1972

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Ideal Caravan Sales

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Ideal Caravan Sales

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 26 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ideal Caravan Sales Limited FCA authorised?
Ideal Caravan Sales Limited (FRN 408410) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Ideal Caravan Sales?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Ideal Caravan Sales Limited (FRN 408410) is an AR of Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). When you use Ideal Caravan Sales's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Ideal Caravan Sales, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. 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 Ideal Caravan Sales’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 378 0146 and the website idealcaravans.co.uk for Ideal Caravan Sales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ideal Caravan Sales a scam or clone?
Ideal Caravan Sales 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 Ideal Caravan Sales?
Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Ideal Caravan Sales's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Ideal Caravan Sales?
Ideal Caravan Sales is owned by Luxihomes Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 3 April 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr David Ballantine, Mrs Linda Spears and Mr Raymond Anthony Ballantine.
Who runs Ideal Caravan Sales?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Ideal Caravan Sales: Mark Antony Gillett, John Graham Hesp, Andrew Peter Machin and Karl Robert Smalley.
How long has Ideal Caravan Sales been in business?
The company was formed on 23 August 1972.
What do Ideal Caravan Sales’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £8.55m (−36% from £13.3m) and profit before tax of −£193k (−137% from £521k).
Does Ideal Caravan Sales use any other names?
It trades as Ideal Caravans. It has previously used the name Ideal Caravan Sales Ltd.

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