Authorised, but in an insolvency process
This firm is under the control of insolvency practitioners and may have stopped taking on new business. If you are or were a customer, deal with the appointed office holders rather than the firm.
- No FCA actions
- Company: in administration
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House
- Its whole board of directors changed in January 2024
What the FCA says
ATTENTION - Firm in an insolvency process
This firm is in an insolvency process. It is under the control of the appointed insolvency office holder(s) and may have stopped taking on new business. It has to continue to meet our standards in line with its regulatory status, including when dealing with its customers. If you are/were a customer check how this affects you with the firm or the appointed insolvency office holder(s).
Website, phone number and address
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No website on the FCA register
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No phone number on the FCA register
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Address
KR8 Advisory, The Lexicon, 10-12 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 1 background check
- Who else gives the postcode M2 5NT
Other names (7)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- 123 Car Finance Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Simply Car Loans Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Superbikeinsure.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- Superbike Loans Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- www.superbikeonlie.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- www.superbikeonline.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- www.superbikeonline.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- In an insolvency processMoney the firm held is returned through the appointed office holders, which takes time and can fall short. The FSCS covers eligible claims up to its limits, and the Ombudsman can still look at a complaint.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
- 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.
Concerns on the company record
- Companies House records this company in administration, but it is still authorised on the FCA register.
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- This company has insolvency history on record.
- Company number
- 08037214 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Administration
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 April 2012 (14 years old)
- Registered office
- C/O Kr8 Advisory Limited 3rd Floor The Lexicon, 10-12 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NT
- Nature of business
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- Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories (SIC 45400)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Mark Allan Robinson | Director | Sep 1965 | 18 Nov 2025 | 31 other companies |
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 companies
- 31
- still active
- 30
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 31 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 14 on the FCA register
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Superbike Factory’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
31 January 2024
- Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
Companies House
2023
21 December 2023
- Project Vincent Bidco Limited gave up control
- Superbike Factory Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2017
7 September 2017
- Hayley Louise Behrens no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- James Blake Watson no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Project Vincent Bidco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Sarah Louise Watson no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Scott Andrew Hardy Behrens no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Hayley Louise Behrens gained 25–50% of the votes
- James Blake Watson gained 25–50% of the votes
- Sarah Louise Watson gained 25–50% of the votes
- Scott Andrew Hardy Behrens gained 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2015
12 February 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2012
19 April 2012
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 45 events
- All 45 events in its history (15 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
Firms connected to Superbike Factory
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Superbike Factory. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 9 past links through former directors
Firms like Superbike Factory
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Manchester
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- 31 other companies its directors have run, named
- 1 background check on its contact details
- All 45 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk