Direct Wines Limited
Reference number: 963535
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Introducer appointed representative
This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.
Responsible principal firm
Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 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.
- Direct Wines Limited (FRN 963535) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Direct Wines.
- Example: if Direct Wines refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Direct Wines 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.
Identity
Check their details
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.
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No website on the FCA register
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Verified phone number
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Verified address
1 Waterside Drive, Arlington Business Park, Theale, Reading, RG7 4SW, United Kingdom
Company details
From the company's Companies House record.
- Company number
- 01095091
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 February 1973 (53 years old)
- Registered office
- 1600 Arlington Business Park, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 4SA, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (SIC 47910)
Current directors and secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus James Porter (Dr) | Director | Jun 1957 | 21 Jul 2010 |
| Alison Jane Clifford-King | Director | Jun 1966 | 1 Aug 2016 |
| Henry John Hugh Laithwaite | Director | Sep 1980 | 27 Mar 2019 |
| Thomas Anthony Eric Laithwaite | Director | Aug 1983 | 27 Mar 2019 |
| William Wilson Laithwaite | Director | Mar 1982 | 27 Mar 2019 |
| Philippa Victoria Strub | Director | May 1975 | 15 Dec 2023 |
| Benjamin Peter Chaffe | Director | Aug 1982 | 29 Jun 2024 |
| Celia Maria Teixeira Pronto-Hussey | Director | May 1973 | 1 Jul 2025 |
Activities and protection
What they can do, and how you are protected
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) 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: You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Track record
FCA actions and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action, and no complaints recorded with the Ombudsman.
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