First Class Watches Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

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

Authorised for 11 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2007
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

firstclasswatches.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01926 298499
Address

First Class Watches, 9 Warwick Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1HD, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When firstclasswatches.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01926 298499 is, and the other firm that gives it
Who else gives the postcode CV8 1HD

Other names (8)

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

James Moore Jewellers (online) Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.firstclasswatches.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
www.jamesmoorejewellers.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.
First Class Diamonds Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
firstclassdiamonds.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
firstclasswatches.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
James Moore & Co Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
James Moore Jewellers Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.

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.

Show FCA detail (1 permission)

Credit Broking

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: 06197115 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 2 April 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office: 9 Warwick Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 1HD
Nature of business: Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (SIC 47770)
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (SIC 47910)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Jamieson Brown	Director	May 1975	2 Apr 2007	3 other companies
Scott Matthew Lucas	Director	Jan 1991	6 Apr 2016	2 other companies

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: 3
still active: 3
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 3 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 one on the FCA register
The 2 companies these 2 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£587k

+19% from £494k

Cash at bank

£397k

+29% from £307k

Employees (average)

14

Same as 14

Owed within a year

£3.61m

+11% from £3.25m

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

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 06197115. 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

First Class Watches’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (22)

2016

6 December 2016

First Class Retail Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

14 July 2015

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2007

2 April 2007

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

All 22 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 2

Firms connected to First Class Watches

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

connected firm: 1
share a director: 1
share its phone number: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like First Class Watches

Other firms of the same type (retailer), nearest first.

In Kenilworth

James Moore Jewellers LimitedKenilworthAuthorised Mike Vaughan LimitedKenilworthAuthorised Enhanced Mobility LimitedKenilworthAppointed representative Trimech Manufacturing Solutions LimitedKenilworthAppointed representative

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3 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 22 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is First Class Watches Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, First Class Watches Limited (FRN 688157) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is First Class Watches’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01926 298499 and the website firstclasswatches.co.uk for First Class Watches. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.

Is First Class Watches a scam or clone?

First Class Watches 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 First Class Watches?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how First Class Watches handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about First Class Watches to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns First Class Watches?

First Class Watches is owned by First Class Retail Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 December 2016.

Who runs First Class Watches?

Companies House lists 2 directors of First Class Watches: Jamieson Brown and Scott Matthew Lucas.

How long has First Class Watches been in business?

The company was formed on 2 April 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.

What do First Class Watches’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £587k (+19% from £494k) and cash at bank of £397k (+29% from £307k).

Does First Class Watches use any other names?

It trades as James Moore Jewellers (online), www.firstclasswatches.co.uk and www.jamesmoorejewellers.co.uk. It has previously used 5 other names, including First Class Diamonds, firstclassdiamonds.co.uk and firstclasswatches.co.uk.