Chippenham Motor Company Ltd

Reference number: 483387

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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.
  • Chippenham Motor Company Ltd (FRN 483387) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Chippenham Motor Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Chippenham Motor Company, 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 cmccars.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01249 444000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SN14 6LF
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Other names (9)

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

  • Bumpers Farm Citroen Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Bumpers Farm Kia Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Bumpers Farm Peugeot Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Bumpers Farm SEAT Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • London Road Ford Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Malmesbury Road Garage (MRG) Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Swindon Automobiles Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Gemini Motor Company Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
  • Malmesbury Road Garage Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Automotive 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
CHIPPENHAM MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 November 1985 (40 years old)
Registered office
Chippenham Motor Company, Bumpers Way, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6LF
Nature of business
  • Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories (SIC 45400)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Adam John Bailey Director Mar 1967 2 May 2014 9 other companies
Jacqueline Anita Bailey Director Jan 1968 16 Sep 2019 5 other companies
Daniel Christopher Wall Director Sep 1973 5 May 2026 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
9
closed down
3
run together
5

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 companies these 3 directors run together
  • 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

Turnover

£31.8m

+5.1% from £30.3m

Profit before tax

£500k

+35% from £369k

Net assets

£2.71m

−4.9% from £2.85m

Cash at bank

£114k

−80% from £562k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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 01962593. 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

Chippenham Motor Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Adam Bailey Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Adam John Bailey became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Adam John Bailey stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2015

15 April 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "Gemini Motor Company Ltd"

FCA register

2014

2 May 2014

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over

Companies House

2008

15 May 2008

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1985

21 November 1985

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms like Chippenham Motor Company

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

In Chippenham

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 23 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Chippenham Motor Company Ltd FCA authorised?
Chippenham Motor Company Ltd (FRN 483387) 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 Chippenham Motor Company?
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. Chippenham Motor Company Ltd (FRN 483387) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Chippenham Motor Company's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Chippenham Motor Company, 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 Chippenham Motor Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01249 444000 and the website cmccars.co.uk for Chippenham Motor Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Chippenham Motor Company a scam or clone?
Chippenham Motor Company 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 Chippenham Motor Company?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Chippenham Motor Company's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Chippenham Motor Company?
Chippenham Motor Company is owned by Adam Bailey Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Adam John Bailey.
Who runs Chippenham Motor Company?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Chippenham Motor Company: Adam John Bailey, Jacqueline Anita Bailey and Daniel Christopher Wall.
How long has Chippenham Motor Company been in business?
The company was formed on 21 November 1985.
What do Chippenham Motor Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £31.8m (+5.1% from £30.3m) and profit before tax of £500k (+35% from £369k).
Does Chippenham Motor Company use any other names?
It trades as Bumpers Farm Citroen, Bumpers Farm Kia, Bumpers Farm Peugeot, Bumpers Farm SEAT and London Road Ford, and 2 more names. It has previously used 2 other names: Gemini Motor Company Ltd and Malmesbury Road Garage.

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