Over the past few weeks we
have fielded a dozen or so calls from people who have bought into one
of the FSUK franchises or have been researching them with a view to
buying.
A few months ago we did a blog post about them where we stated they
were NOT to be trusted and that their franchise pack was nothing but a
pack of lies, however after receiving threatening letters from them we
decided to remove these posts.
Since then their group of franchise companies has been disbanded in the
courts due to a public interest enquiry. More can be read about that HERE (zipped PDF) and HERE
The "companies/franchises" they operated are:
Trash Express (UK) Limited
Bounce World Limited
Finance Select (UK) Limited
Charter Financial Solutions (UK) Limited
Charter Financial Solutions Limited
If you bought into any of these companies or have paid a deposit, it is
likely you are having problems contacting them. I would suggest you go
direct to a solicitor as it is unlikely you will be able to contact
them direct.
Our dealings with them were brief, they signed up to use our services but did not pay their bill. This was followed by a reminder and an abusive phone call from Mr Chris Lake, or as we found out, Mr Chris James. Apparently he has 2 names he likes to use to avoid previous restrictions placed on him via the courts.
If you are one of the 27+ franchisees that have lost your money via this scam then please feel free to leave your comments here and as mentioned, your next stop should be your solicitor.
I tok out a franchise with Charter Financial Solutions in 2006 and received nothing but a cheap laptop, and a half day so called training, I have lost thousands of pounds through this company as have others. When I complained about the total lack of support, the gauranteed income that was not forthcoming, I was met by threatening letters and abusive phone calls. Do not touch this comany at all, They are now called finance select, do not trust them, you will only lose your hard earned cash, as myself and lots of others have found out.