Riverhead Commercial Services Limited

Reference number: 672449

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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 awayresorts.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 053 7000 is, and the 17 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode HP2 7TG
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Other names (4)

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

  • Cleethorpes Pearl Holiday Park Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • RIVERHEAD COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED T/A BEACHCOMBER HOLIDAY PARK & ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • beachcomber holiday park Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
  • BEACHCOMBER HOLIDAY PARK & ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 March 1996 (30 years old)
Registered office
The Maylands Building, 200 Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7TG, England
Nature of business
  • Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds (SIC 55300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Carl Anthony Castledine Director Sep 1969 30 Apr 2021 14 other companies
Greg Lashley Director May 1964 30 Apr 2021 51 other companies
Marcus Simon Dench Director Sep 1970 30 May 2025 64 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
76
closed down
6
went insolvent
7

In the full report: all 76 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 7 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 19 on the FCA register
  • The 44 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2020Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.50m

+8.6% from £2.30m

Cash at bank

£950k

+1000% from £86.4k

Employees (average)

45

−29% from 63

Owed within a year

£1.20m

<1% from £1.19m

Assets and liabilities

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 03180358. 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

Riverhead Commercial Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

30 April 2021

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 4 new directors took over
  • Away Resorts Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Martin Richard Varley no longer has significant control

Companies House

11 February 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "RIVERHEAD COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED T/A BEACHCOMBER HOLIDAY PARK & ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Martin Richard Varley gained significant control

Companies House

2015

8 September 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "RIVERHEAD COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED"

FCA register

12 May 2015

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

FCA register

2006

6 December 2006

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1996

29 March 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 37 events

  • All 37 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 20
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Firms connected to Riverhead Commercial Services

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

connected firms
12
share a director
12
share its phone number
10

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (10), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Riverhead Commercial Services

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Hemel Hempstead

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  • 76 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 37 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Riverhead Commercial Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Riverhead Commercial Services Limited (FRN 672449) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Riverhead Commercial Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 053 7000 and the website awayresorts.co.uk for Riverhead Commercial Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 17 other FCA firms.
Is Riverhead Commercial Services a scam or clone?
Riverhead Commercial Services 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 Riverhead Commercial Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Riverhead Commercial Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Riverhead Commercial Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Riverhead Commercial Services?
Riverhead Commercial Services is owned by Away Resorts Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 30 April 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Martin Richard Varley.
Who runs Riverhead Commercial Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Riverhead Commercial Services: Carl Anthony Castledine, Greg Lashley and Marcus Simon Dench.
How long has Riverhead Commercial Services been in business?
The company was formed on 29 March 1996, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2015.
What do Riverhead Commercial Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2020, show net assets of £2.50m (+8.6% from £2.30m) and cash at bank of £950k (+1000% from £86.4k).
Does Riverhead Commercial Services use any other names?
It trades as Cleethorpes Pearl Holiday Park. It has previously used 3 other names: RIVERHEAD COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED T/A BEACHCOMBER HOLIDAY PARK & ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, beachcomber holiday park and BEACHCOMBER HOLIDAY PARK & ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE.

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