Introducer appointed representative
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- Appointed for 5 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2018
- Accounts filed up to 30 September 2019
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.
- NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE (FRN 951014) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE.
- Example: if NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE itself.
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Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 023 8059 6666 is
- Who else gives the postcode SO14 3ZH
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 number
- 11444362 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 2 July 2018 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- 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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| David Jeremy Darroch | Director | Jul 1962 | 1 Oct 2022 | None |
| Michael Dixon | Director | Mar 1956 | 13 Mar 2024 | None |
| David Keith Mcsweeney | Director | Oct 1958 | 8 Apr 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Clare Mary Petre Harbord | Director | Jan 1957 | 8 May 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny (Dr) | Director | May 1964 | 7 Jan 2025 | 12 other companies |
| John Francis Clarke | Director | Dec 1963 | 19 Feb 2025 | 8 other companies |
| Lisa Maureen Collins (Prof) | Director | Sep 1980 | 20 Feb 2025 | None |
| Rebecca Jane Munro | Director | Nov 1975 | 11 Sep 2025 | 5 other companies |
| Mohammad Ebrahim Redha Ali Alhashimy | Secretary | Not published | 1 Sep 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 8 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
- 28
- closed down
- 4
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 28 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 8 directors run together
- All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£0
No earlier figure to compare
These accounts were filed as dormant: the company reported no significant trading in the period.
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 11444362. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
National Oceanography Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
13 May 2021
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2018
2 July 2018
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 28 events
- All 28 events in its history (2 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 26
Firms connected to National Oceanography Centre
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with National Oceanography Centre. 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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- 28 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 28 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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