Charles Reid Ltd

Reference number: 753850

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

BOC LIMITED Reference number: 715528 Caution View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Charles Reid Ltd (FRN 753850) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Charles Reid.
  • Example: if Charles Reid refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Charles Reid itself.
  • 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

    01651 806301

  • Address

    Stonehouse Smithy, Gight, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, AB41 7HY, Scotland

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  • What kind of line 01651 806301 is
  • Who else gives the postcode AB41 7HY
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Other names (1)

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

  • Charles Reid Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Boc 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
SC298317
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 March 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
Stonehouse Smiddy, Gight, Methlick, Ellon, AB41 7HY
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Charles Alexander Reid Director Apr 1974 7 Mar 2006 None
Gayle Tracey Reid Director Jan 1974 7 Mar 2006 None
Gayle Tracey Reid Secretary Not published 7 Mar 2006 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£302k

−2.4% from £310k

Cash at bank

£143k

+150% from £57.1k

Employees (average)

12

+9.1% from 11

Owed within a year

£369k

−16% from £440k

Assets and liabilities

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  • 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 SC298317. 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

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

2025

7 February 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Charles Reid Limited"

FCA register

2016

25 July 2016

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Charles Alexander Reid became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Gayle Tracey Reid became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2006

7 March 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Charles Alexander Reid appointed as a director
  • Gayle Tracey Reid appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
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  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 7 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Charles Reid Ltd FCA authorised?
Charles Reid Ltd (FRN 753850) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Charles Reid?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Charles Reid Ltd (FRN 753850) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Charles Reid. Example: if Charles Reid refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Charles Reid itself. 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 Charles Reid’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01651 806301 for Charles Reid. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Charles Reid a scam or clone?
Charles Reid 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 Charles Reid?
Protection works through Boc Limited, the principal firm responsible for Charles Reid's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Charles Reid?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Charles Reid: Charles Alexander Reid (25–50% of shares) and Gayle Tracey Reid (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Charles Reid?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Charles Reid: Charles Alexander Reid and Gayle Tracey Reid.
How long has Charles Reid been in business?
The company was formed on 7 March 2006.
What do Charles Reid’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £302k (−2.4% from £310k) and cash at bank of £143k (+150% from £57.1k).
Does Charles Reid use any other names?
It has previously used the name Charles Reid Limited.

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