Brown and Gold Limited

Reference number: 739411

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When christopherbrownjewellers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 265 6029 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS14 6JD
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Other names (1)

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

  • Christopher Brown Jewellers Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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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  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
07162707
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 February 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Unit 4 Seacroft Shopping Centre, Seacroft Avenue, Leeds, LS14 6JD
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (SIC 47190)
  • Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (SIC 47770)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher James Brown Director Oct 1970 19 Feb 2010 5 other companies
Janette Brown Director Jul 1972 16 Sep 2019 3 other companies
Christine Bean Secretary Not published 1 Oct 2020 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
6
closed down
3
run together
2

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.43m

+31% from £3.39m

Cash at bank

£2.91m

+26% from £2.31m

Employees (average)

47

+6.8% from 44

Owed within a year

£2.98m

+4.3% from £2.86m

Assets and liabilities

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07162707. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (13)

2016

10 August 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Christopher James Brown took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2010

19 February 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Brown and Gold Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Brown and Gold Limited (FRN 739411) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Brown and Gold’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 265 6029 and the website christopherbrownjewellers.co.uk for Brown and Gold. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Brown and Gold a scam or clone?
Brown and Gold 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 Brown and Gold?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Brown and Gold handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Brown and Gold to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Brown and Gold?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Brown and Gold: Mr Christopher James Brown (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Brown and Gold?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Brown and Gold: Christopher James Brown and Janette Brown.
How long has Brown and Gold been in business?
The company was formed on 19 February 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2016.
What do Brown and Gold’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2025, show net assets of £4.43m (+31% from £3.39m) and cash at bank of £2.91m (+26% from £2.31m).
Does Brown and Gold use any other names?
It trades as Christopher Brown Jewellers.

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