THE AUTO-CYCLE UNION LIMITED

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Shareholders' funds

£3,144,538

Balance sheet as at 2022-12-31

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What it does

The ACU is the National Governing Body for Motorcycle Sport in Great Britain (not including Northern Ireland). The main objectives of the company are: -to pursue the interests of motorcycling while protecting and promoting the needs of members; -to facilitate British Motorcycle Sport in the most accommodating, de-regulated and user led manner possible; -to encourage, develop and foster the sport of motorcycling in all its forms; -to provide a facility for the dissemination on all matters relating to motorcycling and motorcycle sport and; -to do all such other things as are incidental to or conducive to the attainment of those objectives.REVIEW OF BUSINESSIn 2022, the Board were pleased to report that membership levels across all disciplines returned to the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. This is evidenced by licencing figures, which were recorded at 21,093 for the year, representing an increase of nearly 2000 licences or 9% over the same period in 2021. The Board are also pleased to repor

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
1914-03-19
Employees
25 (2022 accounts · was 0 in 2021)
Registered office
Acu House Wood St, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2YX
Postcode
CV21 2YX
Accounts category
Small
Charges
1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-05-25
Next due by
2027-06-08
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 93199 Other sports activities

Officers 7 current · 48 resigned

Mike TIZARD Director
Appointed 2025-01-01
Appointed 2023-05-26
Appointed 2021-01-01
Appointed 2019-01-01
Appointed 2017-01-01

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Group structure 3 subsidiaries

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA068511 (Tier 2), registered since 2014.

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Previous company names

NameDate changed
AUTO-CYCLE UNION PROPRIETARY LIMITED1993-05-28

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
MILLBUCK HOUSE, CORPORATION ST, RUGBY, WARWICKSHIRE CV21 2DN1992-02-24

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 177 similar companies in CV

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (25 staff).

The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1914.

No.1 of the largest other sports activities companies in Coventry →

Competitors Coventry

This company ranks 1 among other sports activities in Coventry.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Freehold
1
Most recent registration
1992-04-30
Where
Warwickshire
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
WK342023 Warwickshire Freehold 1992-04-30

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