Final Notice
FINAL NOTICE  
Of:                155 Manchester Road 
                     Stockport  
                     SK4 1NL 
            
FRN:            739954   
 
Dated:          23 October 2017 
 
ACTION 
 
1. 
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the 
following action against MML. 
2. 
The Authority issued to MML the Decision Notice which notified it that for the 
reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the Act, the Authority had 
decided to cancel MML’s Part 4A permission.  
3. 
MML has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the date on 
which the Decision Notice was issued to it.  
4. 
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled MML’s Part 4A permission. 
DEFINITIONS 
 
5. 
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice: 
“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; 
“the Authority” means the Financial Conduct Authority; 
 
“the Decision Notice” means the Decision Notice issued to MML dated 12 
September 2017; 
 
“MML” means Marshall Motorcycles Ltd; 
 
“MML’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the Authority to 
MML pursuant to Part 4A of the Act; 
 
“the Return” means the CCR007 return for the period ended 30 September 2016, 
which MML was due to submit to the Authority by 11 November 2016; 
 
“the suitability Threshold Condition” means the Threshold Condition set out in 
paragraph 2E of Schedule 6 to the Act; 
“the Threshold Conditions” means the threshold conditions set out in Schedule 6 
to the Act;  
“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber); and  
 
“the Warning Notice” means the Warning Notice issued to MML dated 16 August 
2017. 
 
REASONS FOR ACTION 
 
6. 
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in the Warning 
Notice and in the Decision Notice, it appears to the Authority that MML is failing to 
satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not satisfied 
that MML is a fit and proper person having regard to all the circumstances, 
including whether MML managed its business in such a way as to ensure that its 
affairs were conducted in a sound and prudent manner. 
7. 
This is because MML has failed to comply with the regulatory requirement to 
submit the Return. MML has not been open and co-operative in all its dealings 
with the Authority, in that MML has failed to respond adequately to the 
Authority's repeated requests for it to submit the Return, and has thereby failed 
to comply with Principle 11 of the Authority's Principles for Businesses and to 
satisfy the Authority that it is ready, willing and organised to comply with the 
requirements and standards under the regulatory system. 
8. 
These failures, which are significant in the context of MML’s suitability, lead the 
Authority to conclude that MML has failed to manage its business in such a way 
as to ensure that its affairs are conducted in a sound and prudent manner, that it 
is not a fit and proper person, and that it is therefore failing to satisfy the 
Threshold Conditions in relation to the regulated activities for which MML has had 
a permission. 
DECISION MAKER  
 
9. 
The decision which gave rise to the obligation to give this Final Notice was made 
by the Regulatory Decisions Committee. 
IMPORTANT 
 
10. 
This Final Notice is given to MML in accordance with section 390(1) of the Act. 
Publicity 
 
11. 
The Authority must publish such information about the matter to which this Final 
Notice relates as the Authority considers appropriate.  The information may be 
published in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate.  However, the 
Authority may not publish information if such publication would, in the opinion of 
the Authority, be unfair to MML or prejudicial to the interest of consumers. 
12. 
The Authority intends to publish such information about the matter to which this 
Final Notice relates as it considers appropriate. 
Authority Contact 
 
13. 
For more information concerning this matter generally, please contact Antonella 
Pavone at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 5222). 
John Kirby 
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division  
