Rifleman Firearms Limited

Reference number: 622634

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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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  • When riflemanfirearms.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01458 253700 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TA10 0BP
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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.
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  • 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
08695202
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 September 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark John Tutton Director Mar 1964 18 Sep 2013 2 other companies
Susan Tutton Director Apr 1968 13 Jan 2020 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
3
still active
3

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit 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 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£173k

Up £30.8k from −£204k

Cash at bank

£310

−88% from £2,595

Employees (average)

7

+17% from 6

Owed within a year

£372k

−4.4% from £390k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £173k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 08695202. 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

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

Key events (8) All events (17)

2020

16 April 2020

  • Mark John Tutton gave up control
  • Rifleman Firearms Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

16 December 2016

  • Matthew David Ian Lewis stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Mark John Tutton took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Matthew David Ian Lewis became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

22 August 2014

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

FCA register

2013

18 September 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rifleman Firearms Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Rifleman Firearms Limited (FRN 622634) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2014 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Rifleman Firearms’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01458 253700 and the website riflemanfirearms.com for Rifleman Firearms. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Rifleman Firearms a scam or clone?
Rifleman Firearms 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 Rifleman Firearms?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Rifleman Firearms handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Rifleman Firearms to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Rifleman Firearms?
Rifleman Firearms is owned by Rifleman Firearms Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 16 April 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Matthew David Ian Lewis and Mr Mark John Tutton.
Who runs Rifleman Firearms?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Rifleman Firearms: Mark John Tutton and Susan Tutton.
How long has Rifleman Firearms been in business?
The company was formed on 18 September 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2014.
What do Rifleman Firearms’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of −£173k (up £30.8k from −£204k) and cash at bank of £310 (−88% from £2,595).

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