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
HAWKSTONE FARLEY GROUP LTD Reference number: 987531 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.
- MERLIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED (FRN 1054921) introduces customers to HAWKSTONE FARLEY GROUP LTD (FRN 987531). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not MERLIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP.
- Example: if MERLIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from MERLIN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 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
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
8 Harris Road, Porte Marsh Ind Est, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 9PT, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When mag-ltd.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07903 123150 is
- Who else gives the postcode SN11 9PT
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Hawkstone Farley Group Ltd, 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
- 17051459 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 24 February 2026 (less than a year old)
- Registered office
- 14a Forest Gate Pewsham, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3RS, England
- Nature of business
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- Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45111)
- Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
- Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
- Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Matthew Day | Director | May 1986 | 24 Feb 2026 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by its director
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
Key dates in its history
Merlin Automotive Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
24 April 2026
- Became an introducer appointed representative
- Began trading as "Merlin Automotive Group"
FCA register
24 February 2026
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Craig Matthew Day took control (75–100% of shares)
- Craig Matthew Day appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms connected to Merlin Automotive Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Merlin Automotive Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Merlin Automotive Group
Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.
In Calne
In the Swindon (SN) postcode area
Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 5 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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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