Proservice Building Services Marketplace PLC: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 6 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2015

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 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.
PROSERVICE BUILDING SERVICES MARKETPLACE PLC (FRN 918392) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not PROSERVICE BUILDING SERVICES MARKETPLACE.
Example: if PROSERVICE BUILDING SERVICES MARKETPLACE refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from PROSERVICE BUILDING SERVICES MARKETPLACE 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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

07717 488417
Address

Building 2, Think Park, Mosley Road, Manchester, M17 1FQ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 07717 488417 is
Who else gives the postcode M17 1FQ

Other names (1)

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

HSS Hire Group plc Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection 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, 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: 09378067 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Public limited company
Incorporated: 7 January 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office: Building 2, Think Park, Mosley Road, Manchester, M17 1FQ, England
Nature of business: Activities of head offices (SIC 70100)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Alan Edward Peterson	Director	Oct 1947	9 Jan 2015	71 other companies
Thomas Sweet-Escott	Director	Sep 1957	9 Jan 2015	47 other companies
Ernst Michael Kastner	Director	Jan 1971	7 Jan 2025	5 other companies
Neil Cooper	Director	Jul 1967	7 Jan 2025	None
Thomas William Shorten	Director	Oct 1970	30 Jan 2026	11 other companies
Greig Stephen Thomas	Director	Dec 1973	5 Mar 2026	7 other companies
Daniel James Joll	Secretary	Not published	27 Jan 2017	–

Other companies run by these 6 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: 127
closed down: 75
went insolvent: 3

In the full report: all 127 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
The 3 that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
The 9 companies these 6 directors run together
All 16 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Proservice Building Services Marketplace’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (29)

2026

15 January 2026

Changed its registered name from "HSS Hire Group plc"

FCA register

2019

17 December 2019

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2015

7 January 2015

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 29 events

All 29 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 26

Firms connected to Proservice Building Services Marketplace

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Proservice Building Services Marketplace. 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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127 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
All 29 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Proservice Building Services Marketplace PLC FCA authorised?

Proservice Building Services Marketplace PLC (FRN 918392) 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 Proservice Building Services Marketplace?

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. Proservice Building Services Marketplace PLC (FRN 918392) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Proservice Building Services Marketplace. Example: if Proservice Building Services Marketplace refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Proservice Building Services Marketplace 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 Proservice Building Services Marketplace’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 07717 488417 for Proservice Building Services Marketplace. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Proservice Building Services Marketplace a scam or clone?

Proservice Building Services Marketplace 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 Proservice Building Services Marketplace?

Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Proservice Building Services Marketplace's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs Proservice Building Services Marketplace?

Companies House lists 6 directors of Proservice Building Services Marketplace: Alan Edward Peterson, Thomas Sweet-Escott, Ernst Michael Kastner, Neil Cooper, Thomas William Shorten and Greig Stephen Thomas.

How long has Proservice Building Services Marketplace been in business?

The company was formed on 7 January 2015.

Does Proservice Building Services Marketplace use any other names?

It has previously used the name HSS Hire Group plc.