PropertyBid Ltd

Reference number: 1034166

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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

CLS Property Insight Limited Reference number: 718255 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.
  • PropertyBid Ltd (FRN 1034166) is an AR of CLS Property Insight Limited (FRN 718255). When you use PropertyBid's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from PropertyBid, 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

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sailhomes.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0808 196 5200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS32 4JY
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Other names (2)

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

  • Sail Homes Trading name
  • Sail Legal Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through CLS Property Insight 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
12428456
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 January 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
Shiplate Farm Retreat Shiplate Road, Bleadon, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 0NY, England
Nature of business
  • Other software publishing (SIC 58290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Cole Director Feb 1991 28 Jan 2020 1 other company

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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£699k

Down £227k from −£471k

Employees (average)

10

+100% from 5

Owed within a year

£748k

+44% from £519k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £699k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 12428456. 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

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

Key events (3) All events (6)

2025

4 June 2025

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2020

28 January 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • James Cole took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

  • All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is PropertyBid Ltd FCA authorised?
PropertyBid Ltd (FRN 1034166) 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 PropertyBid?
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. PropertyBid Ltd (FRN 1034166) is an AR of CLS Property Insight Limited (FRN 718255). When you use PropertyBid's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from PropertyBid, 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 PropertyBid’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0808 196 5200 and the website sailhomes.co.uk for PropertyBid. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is PropertyBid a scam or clone?
PropertyBid 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 PropertyBid?
Protection works through CLS Property Insight Limited, the principal firm responsible for PropertyBid's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns PropertyBid?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of PropertyBid: Mr James Cole (75–100% of shares).
Who runs PropertyBid?
Companies House lists one director of PropertyBid: James Cole.
How long has PropertyBid been in business?
The company was formed on 28 January 2020.
What do PropertyBid’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show net assets of −£699k (down £227k from −£471k).
Does PropertyBid use any other names?
It trades as Sail Homes and Sail Legal.

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