W. J. King (Garages) Ltd
Reference number: 966800
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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.
- W. J. King (Garages) Ltd (FRN 966800) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use W. J. King (Garages)'s services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from W. J. King (Garages), 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
70-88 Park View Road, Welling, Kent, DA16 1SF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When wjking.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 8303 1234 is
- Who else gives the postcode DA16 1SF
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- www.wjking.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
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 name
- W.J.KING(GARAGES)LIMITED
- Company number
- 00647053 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 January 1960 (66 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William John King | Director | Jun 1992 | 17 Jan 2018 | 4 other companies |
| Jane Atkins | Director | Jan 1955 | 28 Apr 2022 | 4 other companies |
| William John King | Director | Mar 1955 | Not published | 5 other companies |
| Jane Atkins | Secretary | Not published | 3 Nov 2015 | – |
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
- 5
- still active
- 5
- run together
- 4
In the full report: all 5 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 4 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
W. J. King (Garages)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
18 March 2025
- Jane Atkins stopped being a part-owner
- William John King became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- William John King stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2022
3 March 2022
- Jane Atkins became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
5 January 2022
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- William John King became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
1960
14 January 1960
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 13 events
- All 13 events in its history (7 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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- 5 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 13 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