Ware A Limited

Reference number: 1029645

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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.

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.
  • Ware A Limited (FRN 1029645) is an AR of Snap-on Finance UK Limited (FRN 630814). When you use Ware A's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Ware A, 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.

This company holds another FCA record

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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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07539 809018

  • Address

    63 Coldharbour, Uffculme, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3EE, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 07539 809018 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EX15 3EE
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Other names (3)

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

  • Snap-on Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Snap-on Diagnostics Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Snap-on Tools Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Snap-on Finance UK 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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 November 2024 (1 year old)
Registered office
63 Coldharbour, Uffculme, Cullompton, EX15 3EE, England
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew James Ware Director Jan 1981 26 Nov 2024 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£29.6k

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

1

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Owed within a year

£138k

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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 16102400. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Ware A’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2025

3 March 2025

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2024

26 November 2024

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Andrew James Ware took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 7 events

  • All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to Ware A

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Ware A. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
2
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 7 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ware A Limited FCA authorised?
Ware A Limited (FRN 1029645) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Ware A?
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. Ware A Limited (FRN 1029645) is an AR of Snap-on Finance UK Limited (FRN 630814). When you use Ware A's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Ware A, 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.
What is Ware A’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07539 809018 for Ware A. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ware A a scam or clone?
Ware A 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 Ware A?
Protection works through Snap-on Finance UK Limited, the principal firm responsible for Ware A's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Ware A?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ware A: Mr Andrew James Ware (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Ware A?
Companies House lists one director of Ware A: Andrew James Ware.
How long has Ware A been in business?
The company was formed on 26 November 2024.
What do Ware A’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £29.6k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Ware A use any other names?
It trades as Snap-on, Snap-on Diagnostics and Snap-on Tools.

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