Worldchoice Travel Limited
Reference number: 427252
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No longer an appointed representative
This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Registration ended 17 February 2005.
Website, phone number and address
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Last known website
worldchoicetravel.co.uk
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Last known phone number
01733 390900
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Last known address
St. Andrews House, West Street, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6EB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When worldchoicetravel.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01733 390900 is
- Who else gives the postcode GU21 6EB
Other names (5)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Destina Travel Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Hanson Travel Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Kyle Travel Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Worldchoice Travel Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Adeona Travel Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
Past FCA permissions and consumer protection
- The record is closedCover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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
- 01388377 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 September 1978 (48 years old)
- Registered office
- St Andrews House, West Street, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6EB, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Travel agency activities (SIC 79110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Innes Lewis | Director | Mar 1970 | 30 Jun 2011 | 29 other companies |
| Vim Vithaldas | Director | Jan 1967 | 12 Dec 2016 | 80 other companies |
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
- 83
- closed down
- 49
- are FCA-registered
- 6
In the full report: all 83 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 6 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
- The 26 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Worldchoice Travel’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
6 December 2023
- Changed its registered name from "Worldchoice Travel Ltd"
FCA register
2016
6 April 2016
- Worldchoice UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2011
30 June 2011
- Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2005
17 February 2005
- Stopped being an appointed representative
FCA register
1978
12 September 1978
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 31 events
- All 31 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 21
Firms connected to Worldchoice Travel
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Worldchoice Travel. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 6
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share a director
- 6
In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (6), the same postcode (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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- 83 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 31 events in its history
- 6 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk