West Dorset Leisure Holidays Limited: FCA regulated?

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 1978
Accounts filed up to 30 September 2025

Responsible principal firm

Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd Reference number: 820727 Authorised 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.
West Dorset Leisure Holidays Limited (FRN 413424) is an AR of Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). When you use West Dorset Leisure Holidays's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from West Dorset Leisure Holidays, 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.

Website

wdlh.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01308 426916
Address

West Dorset Leisure Holidays Ltd, Seatown, Chideock, Dorset, DT6 6JX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When wdlh.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01308 426916 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
Who else gives the postcode DT6 6JX

Other names (2)

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

Golden Cap Holiday Park Trading name: A name it trades under now.
West Dorest Leisure Holidays Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle 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, 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: 01364778 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 24 April 1978 (48 years old)
Registered office: 31-33 Commercial Rd, Poole, BH14 0HU, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds (SIC 55300)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Martin John Cox	Director	Nov 1953	Not published	15 other companies
Vanessa Anne Cox	Director	Jun 1958	Not published	5 other companies
Martin John Cox	Secretary	Not published	7 Mar 2012	–

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: 15
closed down: 5
are FCA-registered: 4

In the full report: all 15 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
The 5 companies these 2 directors run together
All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£7.87m

−1.7% from £8.01m

Cash at bank

£2.52m

+3.8% from £2.43m

Owed within a year

£1.46m

−23% from £1.89m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

Every year from 2022 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 01364778. 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

West Dorset Leisure Holidays’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (9)

2018

24 April 2018

Changed its registered name from "West Dorest Leisure Holidays Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Vanessa Anne Cox took control (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1978

24 April 1978

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

All 9 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to West Dorset Leisure Holidays

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

connected firms: 4
share a director: 4
share its phone number: 4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same phone number (4)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like West Dorset Leisure Holidays

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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15 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
4 years of accounts, charted
All 9 events in its history
4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is West Dorset Leisure Holidays Limited FCA authorised?

West Dorset Leisure Holidays Limited (FRN 413424) 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 West Dorset Leisure Holidays?

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. West Dorset Leisure Holidays Limited (FRN 413424) is an AR of Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd (FRN 820727). When you use West Dorset Leisure Holidays's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from West Dorset Leisure Holidays, 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 West Dorset Leisure Holidays’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01308 426916 and the website wdlh.co.uk for West Dorset Leisure Holidays. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 4 other FCA firms.

Is West Dorset Leisure Holidays a scam or clone?

West Dorset Leisure Holidays 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 West Dorset Leisure Holidays?

Protection works through Bspoke Lifestyle Ltd, the principal firm responsible for West Dorset Leisure Holidays's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns West Dorset Leisure Holidays?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of West Dorset Leisure Holidays: Mrs Vanessa Anne Cox (50–75% of shares).

Who runs West Dorset Leisure Holidays?

Companies House lists 2 directors of West Dorset Leisure Holidays: Martin John Cox and Vanessa Anne Cox.

How long has West Dorset Leisure Holidays been in business?

The company was formed on 24 April 1978.

What do West Dorset Leisure Holidays’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £7.87m (−1.7% from £8.01m) and cash at bank of £2.52m (+3.8% from £2.43m).

Does West Dorset Leisure Holidays use any other names?

It trades as Golden Cap Holiday Park. It has previously used the name West Dorest Leisure Holidays Limited.