Brian Sharples & Son Limited

Reference number: 980720

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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.

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.
  • BRIAN SHARPLES & SON LIMITED (FRN 980720) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use BRIAN SHARPLES & SON's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from BRIAN SHARPLES & SON, 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

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0161 427 2079

  • Address

    52 Stockport Road, Marple, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK6 6AB, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 0161 427 2079 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SK6 6AB
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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
04252516
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 July 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
52 Stockport Road, Marple, Stockport, SK6 6AB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Elaine Sharples Director Aug 1962 23 Nov 2015 4 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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other companies
4
closed down
1
still active
3

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£2.37m

−1.9% from £2.41m

Cash at bank

£952k

−28% from £1.33m

Employees (average)

14

+7.7% from 13

Owed within a year

£69.0k

−84% from £426k

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
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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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04252516. 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

Brian Sharples & Son’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (16)

2023

17 January 2023

  • Mills & Reeve Trust Corporation Limited stopped being a part-owner
  • Rebecca Jane Roscoe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2022

10 August 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2018

23 November 2018

  • Elaine Sharples became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Mills & Reeve Trust Corporation Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • William Ian Sharples stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Sunningdale Properties UK Limited took control (25–50% of shares)
  • William Ian Sharples became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2001

16 July 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Brian Sharples & Son Limited FCA authorised?
Brian Sharples & Son Limited (FRN 980720) 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 Brian Sharples & Son?
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. Brian Sharples & Son Limited (FRN 980720) is an AR of Golden Charter Limited (FRN 965279). When you use Brian Sharples & Son's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Brian Sharples & Son, 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 Brian Sharples & Son’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 427 2079 for Brian Sharples & Son. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Brian Sharples & Son a scam or clone?
Brian Sharples & Son 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 Brian Sharples & Son?
Protection works through Golden Charter Limited, the principal firm responsible for Brian Sharples & Son's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Brian Sharples & Son?
Brian Sharples & Son is owned by Sunningdale Properties UK Limited, which holds 25–50% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr William Ian Sharples and Mills & Reeve Trust Corporation Limited.
Who runs Brian Sharples & Son?
Companies House lists one director of Brian Sharples & Son: Elaine Sharples.
How long has Brian Sharples & Son been in business?
The company was formed on 16 July 2001.
What do Brian Sharples & Son’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show total equity of £2.37m (−1.9% from £2.41m) and cash at bank of £952k (−28% from £1.33m).

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