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
Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 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.
- Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (FRN 977007) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains.
- Example: if Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains 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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Address
Mercedes A M G High Performance Powertrains Ltd, Morgan Drive, Brixworth, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 9GZ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07549 020770 is
- Who else gives the postcode NN6 9GZ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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 name
- MERCEDES AMG HIGH PERFORMANCE POWERTRAINS LIMITED
- Company number
- 01760288 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 October 1983 (43 years old)
- Registered office
- Mercedes-Benz Technology Centre, Morgan Drive, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, NN6 9GZ
- Nature of business
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- Manufacture of motor vehicles (SIC 29100)
- Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (SIC 72190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Hywel Thomas | Director | Sep 1972 | 1 Jul 2020 | None |
| Jörg Theodor Burzer (Dr) | Director | Jan 1970 | 12 Dec 2025 | None |
| Jörg Bartels | Director | Dec 1973 | 15 Apr 2026 | None |
| Stefan Andreas Weckbach (Dr) | Director | Sep 1976 | 1 Aug 2026 | None |
| Matthew Roberts | Secretary | Not published | 1 Jan 2020 | – |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 4 directors run no other company
- All 28 people who have been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
8 June 2022
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Mercedes-Benz Holdings UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
1983
11 October 1983
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 52 events
- All 52 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 49
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Frequently asked questions about this firm
Is Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains FCA authorised?
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (FRN 977007) 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 Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains?
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. Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (FRN 977007) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. Example: if Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains 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 Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07549 020770 for Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains a scam or clone?
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains 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 Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains?
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains?
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains is owned by Mercedes-Benz Holdings UK Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains: Hywel Thomas, Jörg Theodor Burzer (Dr), Jörg Bartels and Stefan Andreas Weckbach (Dr).
How long has Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains been in business?
The company was formed on 11 October 1983.
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