F.J. Chalke Limited
Reference number: 479871
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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
AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED Reference number: 497010 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.
- F.J. Chalke Limited (FRN 479871) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use F.J. Chalke's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from F.J. Chalke, 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.
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Phone number
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Address
The Talbot Garage, Salisbury Street, Mere, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 6HE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When fjchalke.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01747 860244 is
- Who else gives the postcode BA12 6HE
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Vale Motors Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- F J Chalke Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection 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, freeYou 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 number
- 00659059 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 May 1960 (66 years old)
- Registered office
- The Talbot Garage, Salisbury Street, Mere Warminster, Wilts., BA12 6HE
- Nature of business
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- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Stephen Geoffrey Fowler | Director | Sep 1962 | 1 Jun 2001 | 2 other companies |
| George William Chalke | Director | Jan 1991 | 1 Jan 2020 | 1 other company |
| Martin Shaun Berkley | Director | Jul 1965 | 17 May 2020 | None |
| Mark Swain | Director | Oct 1976 | 17 May 2020 | 1 other company |
| Scott David Young | Director | Sep 1966 | 17 May 2020 | None |
| Edward James Chalke | Director | Sep 1961 | Not published | 2 other companies |
Other companies run by these 6 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
- 1
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 3 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 1 company these 6 directors run together
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
F.J. Chalke’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
31 March 2025
- Edward James Chalke no longer has significant control
Companies House
2022
12 October 2022
- F.J. Chalke (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Edward James Chalke gained significant control
Companies House
2015
22 January 2015
- Changed its registered name from "F J Chalke Ltd"
FCA register
2008
4 March 2008
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
1960
13 May 1960
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 20 events
- All 20 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
Firms like F.J. Chalke
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Warminster
In the Bath (BA) postcode area
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- 3 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 20 events in its history
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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