Blakes Coaches Limited

Reference number: 492436

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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

WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED Reference number: 311394 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.
  • Blakes Coaches Limited (FRN 492436) is an AR of WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED (FRN 311394). When you use Blakes Coaches's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Blakes Coaches, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When blakescoaches.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01398 341160 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EX16 9JJ
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Wrightsure Services (Hampshire) 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
04521530
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
29 August 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
Orchard House, East Anstey, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 9JP
Nature of business
  • Tour operator activities (SIC 79120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Mark Blake Director Jul 1963 29 Aug 2002 3 other companies
Janet Ann Blake Director Oct 1961 30 Jun 2003 None
Janet Ann Blake Secretary Not published 29 Aug 2002 None

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
still active
3

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
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.92m

+10% from £1.74m

Cash at bank

£43.8k

−85% from £299k

Employees (average)

22

+16% from 19

Owed within a year

£824k

+48% from £556k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 04521530. 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

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

2024

1 November 2024

  • Janet Ann Blake became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

1 July 2016

  • David Mark Blake became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2008

4 December 2008

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2003

30 June 2003

  • Janet Ann Blake appointed as a director

Companies House

2002

29 August 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • David Mark Blake appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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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 6 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Blakes Coaches Limited FCA authorised?
Blakes Coaches Limited (FRN 492436) 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 Blakes Coaches?
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. Blakes Coaches Limited (FRN 492436) is an AR of WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED (FRN 311394). When you use Blakes Coaches's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Blakes Coaches, 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 Blakes Coaches’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01398 341160 and the website blakescoaches.co.uk for Blakes Coaches. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Blakes Coaches a scam or clone?
Blakes Coaches 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 Blakes Coaches?
Protection works through Wrightsure Services (Hampshire) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Blakes Coaches's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Blakes Coaches?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Blakes Coaches: Mrs Janet Ann Blake (25–50% of shares) and Mr David Mark Blake (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Blakes Coaches?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Blakes Coaches: David Mark Blake and Janet Ann Blake.
How long has Blakes Coaches been in business?
The company was formed on 29 August 2002.
What do Blakes Coaches’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.92m (+10% from £1.74m) and cash at bank of £43.8k (−85% from £299k).

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