Wheelers Chipping Norton Limited

Reference number: 973981

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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 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.
  • Wheelers Chipping Norton Limited (FRN 973981) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Wheelers Chipping Norton's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Wheelers Chipping Norton, 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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When wheelerschippingnorton.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01608 649293 is
  • Who else gives the postcode OX7 5AX
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection 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, 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
05046360
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 February 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
Wheelers, London Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5AX
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Vere Oldridge Director Apr 1975 17 Feb 2004 None
Simon Tucker Director Jun 1981 24 Aug 2021 1 other company
Jennifer Tucker Secretary Not published 17 Feb 2004 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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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 these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£29.2m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£1.58m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£4.96m

+10% from £4.50m

Cash at bank

£491k

+30% from £378k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05046360. 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

Wheelers Chipping Norton’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (9)

2025

2 June 2025

  • Nigel Paul James Tucker stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

12 April 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Nigel Paul James Tucker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Vere Oldridge became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2004

17 February 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like Wheelers Chipping Norton

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Chipping Norton

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In the Oxford (OX) postcode area

Polestar Automotive UK LimitedLaunton,Appointed representativeAki Motors LtdBamptonAppointed representativeFleetdrive Management LimitedWitneyAppointed representativeHartwell Automotive Group LimitedAbingdonAppointed representative

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 9 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wheelers Chipping Norton Limited FCA authorised?
Wheelers Chipping Norton Limited (FRN 973981) 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 Wheelers Chipping Norton?
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. Wheelers Chipping Norton Limited (FRN 973981) is an AR of Automotive Compliance Limited (FRN 497010). When you use Wheelers Chipping Norton's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Wheelers Chipping Norton, 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 Wheelers Chipping Norton’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01608 649293 and the website wheelerschippingnorton.co.uk for Wheelers Chipping Norton. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Wheelers Chipping Norton a scam or clone?
Wheelers Chipping Norton 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 Wheelers Chipping Norton?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Wheelers Chipping Norton's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Wheelers Chipping Norton?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Wheelers Chipping Norton: Mr Vere Oldridge (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Nigel Paul James Tucker.
Who runs Wheelers Chipping Norton?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Wheelers Chipping Norton: Vere Oldridge and Simon Tucker.
How long has Wheelers Chipping Norton been in business?
The company was formed on 17 February 2004.
What do Wheelers Chipping Norton’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £29.2m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £1.58m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).

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