Charters Of Aldershot Ltd

Reference number: 419738

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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

Itc Compliance Limited Reference number: 313486 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.
  • Charters Of Aldershot Ltd (FRN 419738) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Charters Of Aldershot's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Charters Of Aldershot, 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 chartersgroup.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01252 344878 is
  • Who else gives the postcode GU12 4DD
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Other names (8)

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

  • Charters Citroen Trading name
  • Charters Of Alton Trading name
  • Charters Of Camberley Trading name
  • Charters Of Maidenhead Trading name
  • Charters Of Reading Trading name
  • Charters Of Uxbridge Trading name
  • Charters Peugeot Trading name
  • Charters Reading Ssangyong Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Itc 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 name
CHARTERS OF ALDERSHOT LIMITED
Company number
00637140
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 September 1959 (67 years old)
Registered office
251 Ash Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 4DD
Nature of business
  • Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Derek Grant Macqueen Director Oct 1967 3 Jan 2003 None
John Barry Leppard Director Jul 1946 Not published 3 other companies
Hilary Elaine Leppard Secretary Not published 18 Oct 2016 –

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
2
still active
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
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£242k

−25% from £322k

Net assets

£3.17m

<1% from £3.19m

Owed within a year

£7.24m

+5.2% from £6.88m

The accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £25.9m, for the year to 31 December 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00637140. 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

Charters Of Aldershot’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (25)

2021

1 January 2021

  • Hilary Elaine Leppard became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

18 October 2016

  • David Manchester stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • David Manchester became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • John Barry Leppard took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1959

15 September 1959

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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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 25 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Charters Of Aldershot Ltd FCA authorised?
Charters Of Aldershot Ltd (FRN 419738) 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 Charters Of Aldershot?
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. Charters Of Aldershot Ltd (FRN 419738) is an AR of Itc Compliance Limited (FRN 313486). When you use Charters Of Aldershot's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Charters Of Aldershot, 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 Charters Of Aldershot’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01252 344878 and the website chartersgroup.com for Charters Of Aldershot. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Charters Of Aldershot a scam or clone?
Charters Of Aldershot 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 Charters Of Aldershot?
Protection works through Itc Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Charters Of Aldershot's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Charters Of Aldershot?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Charters Of Aldershot: Mr John Barry Leppard (75–100% of shares) and Mrs Hilary Elaine Leppard (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr David Manchester.
Who runs Charters Of Aldershot?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Charters Of Aldershot: Derek Grant Macqueen and John Barry Leppard.
How long has Charters Of Aldershot been in business?
The company was formed on 15 September 1959.
What do Charters Of Aldershot’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £242k (−25% from £322k) and net assets of £3.17m (<1% from £3.19m).
Does Charters Of Aldershot use any other names?
It trades as Charters Citroen, Charters Of Alton, Charters Of Camberley, Charters Of Maidenhead and Charters Of Reading, and 3 more names.

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