Swapfiets Limited

Reference number: 934590

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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 swapfiets.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07508 971856 is
  • Who else gives the postcode E1 6LT
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hire out goods to consumers 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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  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
12698720
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 June 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
58 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT, England
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods (SIC 77210)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andre Illmer Director Jul 1977 28 Dec 2023 None
Jasper Zonnenberg Director Apr 1973 28 Dec 2023 None
Rory James Macphee Director Dec 1995 29 Oct 2024 1 other company

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 company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£44.0k

−8.2% from £47.9k

Cash at bank

£190k

−64% from £535k

Employees (average)

24

+26% from 19

Owed within a year

£718k

−22% from £926k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12698720. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (19)

2021

27 May 2021

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

FCA register

2020

26 June 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Wijnand Nicolaas Pon gained significant control

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Swapfiets Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Swapfiets Limited (FRN 934590) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2021. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Swapfiets’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07508 971856 and the website swapfiets.co.uk for Swapfiets. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Swapfiets a scam or clone?
Swapfiets 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 Swapfiets?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Swapfiets handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Swapfiets to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Swapfiets?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Swapfiets: Mr Wijnand Nicolaas Pon (significant influence or control).
Who runs Swapfiets?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Swapfiets: Andre Illmer, Jasper Zonnenberg and Rory James Macphee.
How long has Swapfiets been in business?
The company was formed on 26 June 2020, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2021.
What do Swapfiets’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £44.0k (−8.2% from £47.9k) and cash at bank of £190k (−64% from £535k).

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