Bracketts LLP

Reference number: 555587

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When bracketts.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01732 350503 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN9 1BB
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Other names (1)

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

  • Bracketts Chartered Surveyors Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Hold and Control client money
    Permitted to hold and control client money only in respect of non-investment insurance contracts
  • Regulated activities incidental only.
    The firm must not carry on the specified REGULATED ACTIVITIES otherwise than in an incidental manner in the course of the provision by it of professional services (that is, services which do not consist of REGULATED ACTIVITIES)

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
OC362177
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
25 February 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
27-29 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1UU

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Darrell Barber LLP designated member Jan 1971 25 Feb 2011 None
Tyson Merlin Sheppard LLP designated member Jun 1988 1 May 2021 1 other company
Dominic William Tomlinson LLP designated member Nov 1974 1 May 2022 1 other company
Benjamin Stephen Carey LLP designated member May 1985 1 Apr 2026 None

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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 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 one on the FCA register
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£574k

+12% from £513k

Cash at bank

£628k

+21% from £520k

Owed within a year

£262k

No earlier figure to compare

Total equity

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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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 OC362177. 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

Bracketts’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (15) All events (26)

2026

1 April 2026

  • Dominic William Tomlinson gained significant control
  • Tyson Merlin Sheppard gained significant control

Companies House

31 March 2026

  • Nicholas Roy Robert Butler no longer has significant control

Companies House

2022

1 May 2022

  • Jeffrey Christopher Moys no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Darrell Barber gained significant control
  • Jeffrey Christopher Moys gained significant control
  • Nicholas Roy Robert Butler gained significant control

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

2 April 2012

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Firm abide by Deed Poll regarding pass business)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Hold and Control client money)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Regulated activities incidental only.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2011

27 June 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Supervised by Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors from this date

FCA register

25 February 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (15 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Bracketts

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • 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 Bracketts LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Bracketts LLP (FRN 555587) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2012 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed 2 limits on what it may do.
What is Bracketts’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01732 350503 and the website bracketts.co.uk for Bracketts. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bracketts a scam or clone?
Bracketts 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 Bracketts?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Bracketts to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Bracketts?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Bracketts: Mr Dominic William Tomlinson (significant influence or control), Mr Tyson Merlin Sheppard (significant influence or control) and Mr Darrell Barber (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Nicholas Roy Robert Butler and Mr Jeffrey Christopher Moys.
Who runs Bracketts?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Bracketts: Darrell Barber, Tyson Merlin Sheppard, Dominic William Tomlinson and Benjamin Stephen Carey.
How long has Bracketts been in business?
The company was formed on 25 February 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2012.
What do Bracketts’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show total equity of £574k (+12% from £513k) and cash at bank of £628k (+21% from £520k).
Does Bracketts use any other names?
It trades as Bracketts Chartered Surveyors.

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