Browns Family Jewellers Limited

Reference number: 670719

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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 brownsfamilyjewellers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01423 740300 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HG1 1QQ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Browns Jewellers and Pawnbrokers Limited Former 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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  • Credit Broking
  • 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)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the lender's rights and duties in relation to high-cost short-term credit

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
05750852
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 March 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
2-8 Peel Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2QX
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (SIC 47770)
  • Business and domestic software development (SIC 62012)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Herbert Brown Director May 1963 21 Mar 2006 1 other company
Anne Elisabeth Brown Director Oct 1964 21 Mar 2006 1 other company
Anthony Pugh Director Mar 1964 22 Apr 2015 None
Tom Bowman Director Jul 1985 1 Aug 2026 None
Simon Herbert Brown Secretary Not published 7 Aug 2007 1 other company

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
closed down
1
still active
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
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£8.57m

+19% from £7.20m

Profit before tax

£1.17m

+83% from £638k

Net assets

£5.69m

+19% from £4.79m

Cash at bank

£812k

+5.6% from £769k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 05750852. 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

Browns Family Jewellers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (16)

2026

27 February 2026

  • Simon Herbert Brown gave up control

Companies House

2016

7 April 2016

  • Changed its registered name from "Browns Jewellers and Pawnbrokers Limited"

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Simon Herbert Brown took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

8 February 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

2006

21 March 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Browns Family Jewellers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Browns Family Jewellers Limited (FRN 670719) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Browns Family Jewellers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01423 740300 and the website brownsfamilyjewellers.co.uk for Browns Family Jewellers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Browns Family Jewellers a scam or clone?
Browns Family Jewellers 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 Browns Family Jewellers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Browns Family Jewellers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Browns Family Jewellers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Browns Family Jewellers?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of Browns Family Jewellers now. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Simon Herbert Brown.
Who runs Browns Family Jewellers?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Browns Family Jewellers: Simon Herbert Brown, Anne Elisabeth Brown, Anthony Pugh and Tom Bowman.
How long has Browns Family Jewellers been in business?
The company was formed on 21 March 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Browns Family Jewellers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £8.57m (+19% from £7.20m) and profit before tax of £1.17m (+83% from £638k).
Does Browns Family Jewellers use any other names?
It has previously used the name Browns Jewellers and Pawnbrokers Limited.

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