Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited

Reference number: 489377

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Introducer appointed representative

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Responsible principal firm

WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED Reference number: 311394 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited (FRN 489377) introduces customers to WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED (FRN 311394). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Wilfreda Luxury Coaches.
  • Example: if Wilfreda Luxury Coaches refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Wilfreda Luxury Coaches itself.
  • 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 wilfreda.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01302 573156 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DN6 7AY
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Other names (4)

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

  • Eagre Trading name
  • Wilfreda Beehive Trading name
  • Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Ltd Former name
  • Eagre Coaches Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Wrightsure Services (Hampshire) 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
00474455
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 October 1949 (77 years old)
Registered office
The Point, 8th Floor, 37 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1AF, England
Nature of business
  • Other passenger land transport (SIC 49390)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Philip Geoffrey Haxby Director Mar 1966 25 Mar 2003 6 other companies
Andrew Simon Jarvis Director Jul 1974 9 Apr 2026 111 other companies
Gareth John Davies Director Jun 1984 9 Apr 2026 22 other companies
James Robert Mcinnes Director May 1984 9 Apr 2026 53 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
138
closed down
67
run together
45

In the full report: all 138 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 45 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£8.06m

<1% from £8.06m

Profit before tax

£528k

−53% from £1.11m

Net assets

£2.89m

+18% from £2.46m

Cash at bank

£1.08m

−42% from £1.85m

Turnover and profit

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 00474455. 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

Wilfreda Luxury Coaches’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (26)

2026

9 April 2026

  • First Bus Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Nigel Graham Haxby stopped being a part-owner
  • Philip Geoffrey Haxby stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2025

2 July 2025

  • Susan Margaret Scholey stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

12 February 2025

  • Peter Antony Scholey no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Nigel Graham Haxby became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Peter Antony Scholey gained significant control
  • Philip Geoffrey Haxby became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Susan Margaret Scholey became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

21 October 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Ltd"

FCA register

2008

25 September 2008

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1949

28 October 1949

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to Wilfreda Luxury Coaches

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

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  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 138 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 26 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited FCA authorised?
Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited (FRN 489377) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Wilfreda Luxury Coaches?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Limited (FRN 489377) introduces customers to WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED (FRN 311394). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Wilfreda Luxury Coaches. Example: if Wilfreda Luxury Coaches refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Wilfreda Luxury Coaches itself. 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 Wilfreda Luxury Coaches’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01302 573156 and the website wilfreda.co.uk for Wilfreda Luxury Coaches. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Wilfreda Luxury Coaches a scam or clone?
Wilfreda Luxury Coaches 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 Wilfreda Luxury Coaches?
Protection works through Wrightsure Services (Hampshire) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Wilfreda Luxury Coaches's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Wilfreda Luxury Coaches?
Wilfreda Luxury Coaches is owned by First Bus Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 9 April 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Philip Geoffrey Haxby, Mr Nigel Graham Haxby and Mrs Susan Margaret Scholey.
Who runs Wilfreda Luxury Coaches?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Wilfreda Luxury Coaches: Philip Geoffrey Haxby, Andrew Simon Jarvis, Gareth John Davies and James Robert McInnes.
How long has Wilfreda Luxury Coaches been in business?
The company was formed on 28 October 1949.
What do Wilfreda Luxury Coaches’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £8.06m (<1% from £8.06m) and profit before tax of £528k (−53% from £1.11m).
Does Wilfreda Luxury Coaches use any other names?
It trades as Eagre and Wilfreda Beehive. It has previously used 2 other names: Wilfreda Luxury Coaches Ltd and Eagre Coaches.

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