Barnes & Hicks Limited: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 2 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2003
Accounts filed up to 31 July 2025

Responsible principal firm

Golden Charter Limited Reference number: 965279 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.
BARNES & HICKS LIMITED (FRN 1009779) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use BARNES & HICKS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from BARNES & HICKS, 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

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.

No website on the FCA register
Phone number

020 8898 1965
Address

Argyle House, Northside, Joel Street, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1NW, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 020 8898 1965 is
Who else gives the postcode HA6 1NW

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Golden Charter 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: 04823424 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 7 July 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office: Suite 1b1 Argyle House, Northside, Joel Street, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 1NW, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Raymond Edward Barnes	Director	Jul 1962	7 Jul 2003	None
Angela Maria Cullen	Secretary	Not published	12 Aug 2016	–

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that its director runs no other company
All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£80.6k

+2.7% from £78.5k

Cash at bank

£454

−94% from £7,790

Employees (average)

3

−57% from 7

Owed within a year

£83.0k

+17% from £70.9k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04823424. 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

Barnes & Hicks’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (6)

2024

3 April 2024

Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Raymond Edward Barnes took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2003

7 July 2003

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 6 events

All 6 events in its history (3 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Barnes & Hicks

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

connected firms: 5
share its postcode: 5

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

How each is linked: the same postcode (5)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Barnes & Hicks

Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.

In the Harrow (HA) postcode area

G.Saville & Son LtdWembleyAppointed representative Hatch End Funeral Services LimitedPinnerAppointed representative James Funeral Service LTDHarrowAppointed representative

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Every company its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
7 years of accounts, charted
All 6 events in its history
5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Barnes & Hicks Limited FCA authorised?

Barnes & Hicks Limited (FRN 1009779) 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 Barnes & Hicks?

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. Barnes & Hicks Limited (FRN 1009779) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Barnes & Hicks's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Barnes & Hicks, 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 Barnes & Hicks’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8898 1965 for Barnes & Hicks. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Barnes & Hicks a scam or clone?

Barnes & Hicks 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 Barnes & Hicks?

Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Barnes & Hicks's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Barnes & Hicks?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Barnes & Hicks: Mr Raymond Edward Barnes (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Barnes & Hicks?

Companies House lists one director of Barnes & Hicks: Raymond Edward Barnes.

How long has Barnes & Hicks been in business?

The company was formed on 7 July 2003.

What do Barnes & Hicks’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show net assets of £80.6k (+2.7% from £78.5k) and cash at bank of £454 (−94% from £7,790).