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.
- Appointed for 21 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2004
- One of its directors is also a director of a firm that is no longer authorised
Responsible principal firm
Openwork Limited Reference number: 408285 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.
- Openwork Access Limited (FRN 435257) is an AR of Openwork Limited (FRN 408285). When you use Openwork Access's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Openwork Access, 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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Auckland House, Lydiard Fields, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8UB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0870 608 2550 is
- Who else gives the postcode SN5 8UB
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Openwork Advice Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Partnership Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- West Midlands Mortgage Centre Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Openwork 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
- 05276543 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 3 November 2004 (21 years old)
- Registered office
- Auckland House, Lydiard Fields, Swindon, SN5 8UB, England
- Nature of business
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- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Grant Chavasse | Director | Feb 1993 | 4 Aug 2025 | 8 other companies |
| Peter Tannion | Director | Aug 1985 | 9 Jun 2026 | None |
| Clair Louise Byrne | Secretary | Not published | 1 Sep 2026 | – |
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
- 8
- closed down
- 1
- are FCA-registered
- 4
In the full report: all 8 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 4 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Openwork Access’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- Openwork Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2005
7 July 2005
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2004
3 November 2004
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 30 events
- All 30 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 24
Firms connected to Openwork Access
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Openwork Access. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 4
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share a director
- 4
In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Openwork Access
Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.
In Swindon
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 30 events in its history
- 4 connected firms, 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