General Estates Company Limited

Reference number: 414307

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Caravan Guard Limited Reference number: 310409 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • General Estates Company Limited (FRN 414307) introduces customers to Caravan Guard Limited (FRN 310409). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not General Estates Company.
  • Example: if General Estates Company refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from General Estates Company itself.
  • 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 general-estates.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 023 8084 3011 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SO45 6AU
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Other names (17)

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

  • Firs Park Trading name
  • Fishers Caravan Park Trading name
  • Fishers & Woodcot Caravan Parks Trading name
  • Flowerdown Park Trading name
  • Ideal Park Trading name
  • Orchard Park Trading name
  • Orchard View Trading name
  • Orchard View Park Trading name
  • Sunnyside Park Trading name
  • Thatched Cottage Park Trading name
  • The Beeches Trading name
  • The Copse Trading name
  • The Orchard Trading name
  • Woodcot Caravan Park Trading name
  • The General Estates Co Limited Former name
  • The General Estates Co Ltd Former name
  • The General Estates Company Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Caravan Guard 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 number
00067465
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 October 1900 (126 years old)
Registered office
Hotspur House, Hythe, Southampton, SO45 6AU
Nature of business
  • Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds (SIC 55300)
  • Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Crothers Habgood Percy Director Dec 1974 20 Jul 2004 8 other companies
Jennifer Kathleen Bello Director May 1952 20 Jul 2004 None
Jonathan Robert Andrew Percy Director Jan 1979 30 Jun 2021 None
Benjamin George Richardson Director Oct 1975 8 Dec 2022 12 other companies
Andrew George Percy Director Apr 1949 Not published 13 other companies
Peter Francis Walker Director Jan 1939 Not published 7 other companies
James Crothers Habgood Percy Secretary Not published 16 Mar 2022 –

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
24
closed down
11
run together
11

In the full report: all 24 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 11 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

General Estates Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (40)

2021

31 December 2021

  • Philip Malcolm Seedwell no longer has significant control

Companies House

28 March 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "The General Estates Company Limited"

FCA register

2018

11 October 2018

  • James Crothers Habgood Percy gained significant control

Companies House

2017

18 May 2017

  • Christopher Michael Percy no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

1 September 2016

  • Philip Malcolm Seedwell gained significant control

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Andrew George Percy gained significant control
  • Christopher Michael Percy gained significant control
  • Peter Francis Walker gained significant control

Companies House

2015

6 July 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "The General Estates Co Limited"

FCA register

9 June 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "The General Estates Co Ltd"

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1900

16 October 1900

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 40 events

  • All 40 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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  • 24 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 40 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is General Estates Company Limited FCA authorised?
General Estates Company Limited (FRN 414307) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for General Estates Company?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. General Estates Company Limited (FRN 414307) introduces customers to Caravan Guard Limited (FRN 310409). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not General Estates Company. Example: if General Estates Company refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from General Estates Company itself. 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 General Estates Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 023 8084 3011 and the website general-estates.co.uk for General Estates Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is General Estates Company a scam or clone?
General Estates 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 General Estates Company?
Protection works through Caravan Guard Limited, the principal firm responsible for General Estates Company's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns General Estates Company?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of General Estates Company: Mr James Crothers Habgood Percy (significant influence or control), Mr Peter Francis Walker (significant influence or control) and Mr Andrew George Percy (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Philip Malcolm Seedwell and Mr Christopher Michael Percy.
Who runs General Estates Company?
Companies House lists 6 directors of General Estates Company: James Crothers Habgood Percy, Jennifer Kathleen Bello, Jonathan Robert Andrew Percy, Benjamin George Richardson, Andrew George Percy and Peter Francis Walker.
How long has General Estates Company been in business?
The company was formed on 16 October 1900.
Does General Estates Company use any other names?
It trades as Firs Park, Fishers Caravan Park, Fishers & Woodcot Caravan Parks, Flowerdown Park and Ideal Park, and 9 more names. It has previously used 3 other names: The General Estates Co Limited, The General Estates Co Ltd and The General Estates Company Limited.

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