Laguna Motor Cycles Limited

Reference number: 529262

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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

Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 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.
  • LAGUNA MOTOR CYCLES LIMITED (FRN 529262) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use LAGUNA MOTOR CYCLES's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from LAGUNA MOTOR CYCLES, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When laguna.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01622 681765 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ME16 8RH
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Other names (10)

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

  • Kent Motorcycles Trading name
  • Laguna Trading name
  • Laguna Maidstone Trading name
  • Laguna Maidstone Triumph Trading name
  • Laguna Performance Centre Trading name
  • Maidstone Harley-Davidson Trading name
  • Maidstone Honda Trading name
  • Triumph Ashford Trading name
  • Triumph Maidstone Trading name
  • Laguna Performance (Ashford) Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Automotive Compliance 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
02171434
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 September 1987 (39 years old)
Registered office
Laguna Motorcycles, Hart Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8RA
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew Vincent Pearce Director Feb 1959 30 Sep 1987 1 other company
Amanda Elizabeth Pearce Secretary Not published 30 Sep 1987 –

Other companies run by its director

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 its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£22.7m

−2.7% from £23.3m

Profit before tax

−£374k

Down £152k from −£222k

Net assets

£2.83m

−12% from £3.20m

Cash at bank

£5,885

−27% from £8,070

Turnover and profit

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 02171434. 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

Laguna Motor Cycles’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (20)

2024

18 December 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Laguna Motorcycles Limited"

FCA register

2016

28 November 2016

  • Andrew Vincent Pearce took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

9 August 2010

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1987

30 September 1987

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Laguna Motor Cycles Limited FCA authorised?
Laguna Motor Cycles Limited (FRN 529262) 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 Laguna Motor Cycles?
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. Laguna Motor Cycles Limited (FRN 529262) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Laguna Motor Cycles's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Laguna Motor Cycles, 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 Laguna Motor Cycles’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01622 681765 and the website laguna.co.uk for Laguna Motor Cycles. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Laguna Motor Cycles a scam or clone?
Laguna Motor Cycles 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 Laguna Motor Cycles?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Laguna Motor Cycles's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Laguna Motor Cycles?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Laguna Motor Cycles: Mr Andrew Vincent Pearce (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Laguna Motor Cycles?
Companies House lists one director of Laguna Motor Cycles: Andrew Vincent Pearce.
How long has Laguna Motor Cycles been in business?
The company was formed on 30 September 1987.
What do Laguna Motor Cycles’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show turnover of £22.7m (−2.7% from £23.3m) and profit before tax of −£374k (down £152k from −£222k).
Does Laguna Motor Cycles use any other names?
It trades as Kent Motorcycles, Laguna, Laguna Maidstone, Laguna Maidstone Triumph and Laguna Performance Centre, and 4 more names. It has previously used the name Laguna Performance (Ashford).

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