Chichester Town V.e. Limited

Reference number: 985373

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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.

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.
  • CHICHESTER TOWN V.E. LIMITED (FRN 985373) is an AR of ADARO OPTICS LIMITED (FRN 924690). When you use CHICHESTER TOWN V.E.'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from CHICHESTER TOWN V.E., 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01243 380098

  • Address

    74 South St, Chichester, PO19 1EG, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01243 380098 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO19 1EG
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Other names (1)

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

  • Vision Express Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Adaro Optics 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 June 2021 (5 years old)
Registered office
Vision Express Mere Way, Ruddington Fields Business Park, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, NG11 6NZ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
ABBEYFIELD V.E. LIMITED Corporate director Not published 18 Jun 2021 86 other companies
Ashea Tamara Noel Director Jan 1975 7 Dec 2021 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
86
closed down
39
are FCA-registered
44

In the full report: all 86 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
  • The 44 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • All 6 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

£84.0k

+79% from £47.0k

Total equity

£170k

+48% from £115k

Cash at bank

£4,000

+300% from £1,000

Owed within a year

£151k

−11% from £169k

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 13464271. 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 Town V.e.’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

27 June 2025

  • Ashea Tamara Noel became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2022

16 October 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2021

18 June 2021

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Abbeyfield V.E. Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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  • 86 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Chichester Town V.e. Limited FCA authorised?
Chichester Town V.e. Limited (FRN 985373) 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 Chichester Town V.e.?
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. Chichester Town V.e. Limited (FRN 985373) is an AR of ADARO OPTICS LIMITED (FRN 924690). When you use Chichester Town V.e.'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Chichester Town V.e., 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 Chichester Town V.e.’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01243 380098 for Chichester Town V.e.. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Chichester Town V.e. a scam or clone?
Chichester Town V.e. 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 Town V.e.?
Protection works through Adaro Optics Limited, the principal firm responsible for Chichester Town V.e.'s regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Chichester Town V.e.?
Chichester Town V.e. is owned by Abbeyfield V.E. Limited, which holds 50–75% of shares and 50–75% of votes, since 18 June 2021.
Who runs Chichester Town V.e.?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Chichester Town V.e.: Abbeyfield V.e. Limited and Ashea Tamara Noel.
How long has Chichester Town V.e. been in business?
The company was formed on 18 June 2021.
What do Chichester Town V.e.’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show profit before tax of £84.0k (+79% from £47.0k) and total equity of £170k (+48% from £115k).
Does Chichester Town V.e. use any other names?
It trades as Vision Express.

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