Tinklers (Motor cycles) Limited

Reference number: 672724

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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 tinklersmotorcycles.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01603 627786 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NR2 4EE
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Other names (3)

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

  • Tinklers North Walsham Trading name
  • Top Notch Training Trading name
  • DRD Motorcycles Former trading name

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 number
02040523
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 July 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office
182-190 Northumberland Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4EE
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
Alison Jayne Newstead Director Jun 1965 27 Mar 1997 3 other companies
Grant Maxwell Newstead Director Mar 1995 17 Dec 2020 1 other company
Alison Jayne Newstead Secretary Not published 27 Mar 1997 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
3
closed down
1
run together
1

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
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.33m

+45% from £916k

Cash at bank

£463k

−28% from £641k

Employees (average)

24

+9.1% from 22

Owed within a year

£1.40m

+8.6% from £1.29m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 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 02040523. 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

Tinklers (Motor cycles)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (20)

2025

1 January 2025

  • Grant Maxwell Newstead became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2020

29 May 2020

  • Adam Arthur Newstead stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Adam Arthur Newstead became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Alison Jayne Newstead took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

11 March 2015

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

FCA register

1986

24 July 1986

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Tinklers (Motor cycles) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Tinklers (Motor cycles) Limited (FRN 672724) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Tinklers (Motor cycles)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01603 627786 and the website tinklersmotorcycles.co.uk for Tinklers (Motor cycles). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Tinklers (Motor cycles) a scam or clone?
Tinklers (Motor cycles) 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 Tinklers (Motor cycles)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Tinklers (Motor cycles) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Tinklers (Motor cycles) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Tinklers (Motor cycles)?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Tinklers (Motor cycles): Mrs Alison Jayne Newstead (75–100% of shares) and Mr Grant Maxwell Newstead (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Adam Arthur Newstead.
Who runs Tinklers (Motor cycles)?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Tinklers (Motor cycles): Alison Jayne Newstead and Grant Maxwell Newstead.
How long has Tinklers (Motor cycles) been in business?
The company was formed on 24 July 1986, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Tinklers (Motor cycles)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.33m (+45% from £916k) and cash at bank of £463k (−28% from £641k).
Does Tinklers (Motor cycles) use any other names?
It trades as Tinklers North Walsham and Top Notch Training. It has previously used the name DRD Motorcycles.

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