Kent Entertainment Ltd

Reference number: 940346

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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

Credo Capital Finance Limited Reference number: 670362 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.
  • Kent Entertainment Ltd (FRN 940346) introduces customers to Credo Capital Finance Limited (FRN 670362). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Kent Entertainment.
  • Example: if Kent Entertainment refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Kent Entertainment 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 lyons-gate.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01300 345260 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN33 0SU
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Other names (9)

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

  • Ferryfields Holiday Home Park Former trading name
  • Ferryfields Holiday Park Former trading name
  • Hop Farm Holiday Park Former trading name
  • Lyons Gate Caravan Park & Fishery Former trading name
  • Lyons Gate Holiday Park Former trading name
  • Orchard Views Holiday Park Former trading name
  • Pegwell Bay Caravan Park Former trading name
  • Pegwell Bay Holiday Park Former trading name
  • Sharnfold Farm Holiday Park Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Credo Capital Finance 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
08431090
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 March 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
23 St Leonards Road, Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1HH
Nature of business
  • Activities of amusement parks and theme parks (SIC 93210)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Raymond Grant Director Jan 1975 6 Mar 2013 8 other companies
Donna Marie Bull Director Oct 1975 24 Jun 2019 26 other companies
Ian Norman Smith Director Apr 1964 13 Mar 2023 9 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
32
closed down
17
are FCA-registered
5

In the full report: all 32 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 5 on the FCA register
  • The 7 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2024Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£5.72m

+13% from £5.04m

Cash at bank

£287k

−72% from £1.02m

Employees (average)

21

−4.5% from 22

Owed within a year

£3.03m

+20% from £2.53m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08431090. 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

Kent Entertainment’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (26)

2020

6 December 2020

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Hop Farm Real Estate Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

6 March 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Kent Entertainment

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
past links
2

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Kent Entertainment

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

In the Tonbridge (TN) postcode area

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kent Entertainment Ltd FCA authorised?
Kent Entertainment Ltd (FRN 940346) 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 Kent Entertainment?
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. Kent Entertainment Ltd (FRN 940346) introduces customers to Credo Capital Finance Limited (FRN 670362). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Kent Entertainment. Example: if Kent Entertainment refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Kent Entertainment 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 Kent Entertainment’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01300 345260 and the website lyons-gate.co.uk for Kent Entertainment. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Kent Entertainment a scam or clone?
Kent Entertainment 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 Kent Entertainment?
Protection works through Credo Capital Finance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Kent Entertainment's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Kent Entertainment?
Kent Entertainment is owned by Hop Farm Real Estate Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Kent Entertainment?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Kent Entertainment: Raymond Grant, Donna Marie Bull and Ian Norman Smith.
How long has Kent Entertainment been in business?
The company was formed on 6 March 2013.
What do Kent Entertainment’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2024, show total equity of £5.72m (+13% from £5.04m) and cash at bank of £287k (−72% from £1.02m).
Does Kent Entertainment use any other names?
It has previously used 9 other names, including Ferryfields Holiday Home Park, Ferryfields Holiday Park and Hop Farm Holiday Park.

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