Sportsbikeshop Limited

Reference number: 974578

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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

SEOPA LTD Reference number: 313860 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.
  • Sportsbikeshop Limited (FRN 974578) introduces customers to SEOPA LTD (FRN 313860). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sportsbikeshop.
  • Example: if Sportsbikeshop refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sportsbikeshop 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.

This company holds another FCA record

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Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sportsbikeshop.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01205 360099 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PE20 1QS
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Seopa 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 number
05401500
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 March 2005 (21 years old)
Registered office
Sportsbikeshop Hereward Close, Kirton, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 1QS, England
Nature of business
  • Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories (SIC 45400)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher Alex Winters Director Feb 1979 4 Sep 2018 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, 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
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£59.1m

+18% from £49.9m

Profit before tax

£6.68m

+33% from £5.03m

Net assets

£25.6m

+24% from £20.6m

Cash at bank

£4.28m

+23% from £3.49m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05401500. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (13)

2025

21 November 2025

  • Ares European Credit Strategies Fund III (A), L.P. became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Ares European Direct Lending Extended Value Parallel Fund, L.P. became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Inos 26 Acquico UK Ltd gave up control

Companies House

2022

25 April 2022

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Inos 26 Acquico UK Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

22 March 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sportsbikeshop Limited FCA authorised?
Sportsbikeshop Limited (FRN 974578) 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 Sportsbikeshop?
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. Sportsbikeshop Limited (FRN 974578) introduces customers to SEOPA LTD (FRN 313860). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sportsbikeshop. Example: if Sportsbikeshop refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sportsbikeshop 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 Sportsbikeshop’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01205 360099 and the website sportsbikeshop.co.uk for Sportsbikeshop. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sportsbikeshop a scam or clone?
Sportsbikeshop 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 Sportsbikeshop?
Protection works through Seopa Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Sportsbikeshop's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Sportsbikeshop?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Sportsbikeshop: Ares European Direct Lending Extended Value Parallel Fund, L.P. (25–50% of shares) and Ares European Credit Strategies Fund III (A), L.P. (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Inos 26 Acquico UK Ltd.
Who runs Sportsbikeshop?
Companies House lists one director of Sportsbikeshop: Christopher Alex Winters.
How long has Sportsbikeshop been in business?
The company was formed on 22 March 2005.
What do Sportsbikeshop’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show turnover of £59.1m (+18% from £49.9m) and profit before tax of £6.68m (+33% from £5.03m).

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