Portsmouth Gun Centre Ltd

Reference number: 973094

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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

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 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.
  • Portsmouth Gun Centre Ltd (FRN 973094) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Portsmouth Gun Centre.
  • Example: if Portsmouth Gun Centre refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Portsmouth Gun Centre 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When portsmouthguncentre.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 9266 0574 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO2 9HF
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, 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 name
PORTSMOUTH GUN CENTRE LIMITED
Company number
04614035
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 December 2002 (23 years old)
Registered office
295 London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 9HF
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (SIC 47789)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen John Crabtree Director Mar 1956 11 Dec 2002 None
Sylvia Rose Crabtree Secretary Not published 11 Dec 2002 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • Both people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£271k

−1.6% from £275k

Cash at bank

£122k

−23% from £158k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£34.4k

−52% from £71.4k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 04614035. 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

Portsmouth Gun Centre’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2022

30 March 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Stephen John Crabtree became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Sylvia Rose Crabtree became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2002

11 December 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Stephen John Crabtree appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Portsmouth Gun Centre Ltd FCA authorised?
Portsmouth Gun Centre Ltd (FRN 973094) 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 Portsmouth Gun Centre?
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. Portsmouth Gun Centre Ltd (FRN 973094) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Portsmouth Gun Centre. Example: if Portsmouth Gun Centre refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Portsmouth Gun Centre 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 Portsmouth Gun Centre’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 9266 0574 and the website portsmouthguncentre.co.uk for Portsmouth Gun Centre. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Portsmouth Gun Centre a scam or clone?
Portsmouth Gun Centre 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 Portsmouth Gun Centre?
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Portsmouth Gun Centre's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Portsmouth Gun Centre?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Portsmouth Gun Centre: Stephen John Crabtree (50–75% of shares) and Sylvia Rose Crabtree (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Portsmouth Gun Centre?
Companies House lists one director of Portsmouth Gun Centre: Stephen John Crabtree.
How long has Portsmouth Gun Centre been in business?
The company was formed on 11 December 2002.
What do Portsmouth Gun Centre’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2026, show net assets of £271k (−1.6% from £275k) and cash at bank of £122k (−23% from £158k).

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