Blade Motor Group Limited

Reference number: 495894

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Automotive Compliance Limited Reference number: 497010 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Blade Motor Group Limited (FRN 495894) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Blade Motor Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Blade Motor Group, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When heritageautomotive.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01452 415000 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode SP2 7QD
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Other names (59)

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

  • Audi Swindon Trading name
  • Heritage Honda Gloucester Trading name
  • Heritage of Dorchester Trading name
  • Heritage of Salisbury Trading name
  • Heritage of Yeovil Trading name
  • Heritage Skoda Salisbury Trading name
  • Heritage Skoda Yeovil Trading name
  • Heritage Volkswagen Trading name
  • Heritage Volkswagen Dorchester Buzz Centre Trading name
  • Heritage Volkswagen Salisbury Buzz Centre Trading name
  • Heritage Volkswagen Swindon Trading name
  • Heritage Volkswagen Van Centre Dorchester Trading name
  • Heritage Volkswagen Yeovil Buzz Centre Trading name
  • Salisbury Audi Trading name
  • Blade Motor Group Ltd Former name
  • Abingdon Honda Former trading name
  • Audi Approved Cheltenham Former trading name
  • Blade Alfa Romeo Former trading name
  • Blade Aprillia Former trading name
  • Blade flexidrive Former trading name
  • Blade Honda Abingdon Former trading name
  • Blade Honda Chippenham Former trading name
  • Blade Honda Gloucester Former trading name
  • Blade Honda Reading Former trading name
  • Blade Honda Stratford-upon-Avon Former trading name
  • Blade Honda Swindon Former trading name
  • Blade Kawasaki Former trading name
  • Blade Moto Guzzi Former trading name
  • Blade SEAT Bristol Former trading name
  • Blade Seat Gloucester Former trading name
  • Blade Skoda Bristol Former trading name
  • Blade Skoda Bristol - South Former trading name
  • Blade Skoda Gloucester Former trading name
  • Blade Skoda Weston-Super-Mare Former trading name
  • Blade Specialist Cars Former trading name
  • Blade Suzuki Former trading name
  • Blade Vespa, Piaggio, Gilera & Derbi Former trading name
  • Blade Victory Former trading name
  • Blade VW Former trading name
  • Blade Yamaha Former trading name
  • Bristol Seat Former trading name
  • Bristol Skoda Former trading name
  • Cheltenham Audi Former trading name
  • Cheltenham Harley-Davidson Former trading name
  • Heritage Ineos Grenadier Former trading name
  • Heritage Ineos Grenadier Dorchester Former trading name
  • Heritage of Gloucester Volkeswagen Former trading name
  • Heritage Seat Bristol Former trading name
  • Heritage Seat Gloucester Former trading name
  • Heritage Skoda Bristol Former trading name
  • Heritage Skoda Gloucester Former trading name
  • Heritage Skoda Weston Former trading name
  • Oxford Harley-Davidson Former trading name
  • Parklands Audi Former trading name
  • Performance Triumph Former trading name
  • Performance Triumph Cheltenham Former trading name
  • Performance Triumph Stratford Upon Avon Former trading name
  • Performance Triumph Swindon Former trading name
  • Reading Honda Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
03041331
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 April 1995 (31 years old)
Registered office
16 Lower Road, Churchfields, Salisbury, SP2 7QD, England
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nicholas Hinallas Director Jan 1963 13 Apr 2019 6 other companies
Richard Luis Neulaender Director Jun 1968 13 Apr 2019 19 other companies
John Christopher Walsh Director Apr 1964 13 Apr 2019 18 other companies
David Posgate Secretary Not published 14 May 2024 –

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 companies
19
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 19 companies, 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 18 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Blade Motor Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (122)

2024

31 January 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Blade Motor Group Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Blade Motor Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2009

2 February 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1995

3 April 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 122 events

  • All 122 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to Blade Motor Group

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Blade Motor Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Blade Motor Group

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Salisbury

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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 122 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Blade Motor Group Limited FCA authorised?
Blade Motor Group Limited (FRN 495894) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Blade Motor Group?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Blade Motor Group Limited (FRN 495894) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Blade Motor Group's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Blade Motor Group, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Blade Motor Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01452 415000 and the website heritageautomotive.co.uk for Blade Motor Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Blade Motor Group a scam or clone?
Blade Motor Group 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 Blade Motor Group?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Blade Motor Group's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Blade Motor Group?
Blade Motor Group is owned by Blade Motor Group Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Blade Motor Group?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Blade Motor Group: Nicholas Hinallas, Richard Luis Neulaender and John Christopher Walsh.
How long has Blade Motor Group been in business?
The company was formed on 3 April 1995.
Does Blade Motor Group use any other names?
It trades as Audi Swindon, Heritage Honda Gloucester, Heritage of Dorchester, Heritage of Salisbury and Heritage of Yeovil, and 9 more names. It has previously used 45 other names, including Blade Motor Group Ltd, Abingdon Honda and Audi Approved Cheltenham.

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