Performance Toys Limited

Reference number: 837316

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When stormbuggies.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01444 245205 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RH17 5PB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Storm Buggies Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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
05838554
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 June 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
29 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4RU, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian Batten Director Apr 1978 6 Jun 2006 2 other companies

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 companies
2
closed down
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, 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 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£330k

+22% from £270k

Cash at bank

£19.4k

−71% from £67.6k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£202k

+48% from £137k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05838554. 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

Performance Toys’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (12)

2019

9 April 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

1 July 2016

  • Ian Batten took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2006

6 June 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Performance Toys

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

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Performance Toys

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

In Haywards Heath

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Performance Toys Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Performance Toys Limited (FRN 837316) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2019 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Performance Toys’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01444 245205 and the website stormbuggies.com for Performance Toys. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Performance Toys a scam or clone?
Performance Toys 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 Performance Toys?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Performance Toys handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Performance Toys to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Performance Toys?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Performance Toys: Mr Ian Batten (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Performance Toys?
Companies House lists one director of Performance Toys: Ian Batten.
How long has Performance Toys been in business?
The company was formed on 6 June 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2019.
What do Performance Toys’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £330k (+22% from £270k) and cash at bank of £19.4k (−71% from £67.6k).
Does Performance Toys use any other names?
It trades as Storm Buggies.

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