Chichester Tools Ltd

Reference number: 668045

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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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07943 426370

  • Address

    Barn 3, Unit 43, Church Farm, Old Park Lane, Bosham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 8EX, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07943 426370 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO18 8EX
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Other names (1)

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

  • MAC Tools Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • 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
09399588
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 January 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Office 12 Bentalls Centre, Colchester Road, Heybridge, Maldon, CM9 4GD, England
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Neil Alexander Brown Director Oct 1963 21 Jan 2015 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£80.3k

+1.2% from £79.4k

Cash at bank

£62.3k

−26% from £84.7k

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£30.7k

−42% from £52.8k

Assets and liabilities

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  • Every year from 2020 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 09399588. 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

Chichester Tools’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2017

21 January 2017

  • Neil Alexander Brown became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

10 March 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

21 January 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to Chichester Tools

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

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  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Chichester Tools

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

In Chichester

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Chichester Tools Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Chichester Tools Ltd (FRN 668045) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Chichester Tools’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07943 426370 for Chichester Tools. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Chichester Tools a scam or clone?
Chichester Tools 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 Chichester Tools?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Chichester Tools handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Chichester Tools to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Chichester Tools?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Chichester Tools: Mr Neil Alexander Brown (50–75% of shares).
Who runs Chichester Tools?
Companies House lists one director of Chichester Tools: Neil Alexander Brown.
How long has Chichester Tools been in business?
The company was formed on 21 January 2015, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Chichester Tools’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £80.3k (+1.2% from £79.4k) and cash at bank of £62.3k (−26% from £84.7k).
Does Chichester Tools use any other names?
It trades as MAC Tools.

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