Chef Leasing Limited
Reference number: 727456
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Fourth Way, Avonmouth, Bristol, Somerset, BS11 8TB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When chef-leasing.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0117 330 0735 is
- Who else gives the postcode BS11 8TB
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Credit Broking
- Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
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
- 05161550 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 23 June 2004 (22 years old)
- Registered office
- Nisbets Limited, Fourth Way, Bristol, BS11 8TB, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900)
- Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods not elsewhere classified (SIC 77390)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Stuart Walsham | Director | Aug 1964 | 13 Dec 2021 | 4 other companies |
| Laura Michelle Brinkworth-Bell | Secretary | Not published | 23 May 2024 | – |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 4
- closed down
- 2
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 4 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Chef Leasing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
23 May 2024
- Bunzl UK Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Key West (Holdings) Limited gave up control
Companies House
2023
31 August 2023
- Key West (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Nisbets Limited gave up control
Companies House
2021
13 December 2021
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2016
7 November 2016
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
6 April 2016
- Nisbets Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2004
23 June 2004
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 26 events
- All 26 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 15
Firms connected to Chef Leasing
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Chef Leasing. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Chef Leasing
Other firms of the same type (lender), nearest first.
In Bristol
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 26 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk