Fish Brothers Group Limited

Reference number: 732408

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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

  • When fishpawnbrokers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8520 4687 is
  • Who else gives the postcode E17 7JY
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Other names (3)

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

  • Charles Fish Trading name
  • Fish Brothers Trading name
  • Swarovski Former 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.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • 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)

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
00081027
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 May 1904 (122 years old)
Registered office
114 High Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 7JY
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (SIC 47770)
  • Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors (SIC 64921)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen Kenneth Dexter Director Oct 1946 30 Dec 1992 16 other companies
Richard John Royce Fish Director Sep 1977 15 Aug 2008 2 other companies
Susan Claire Neal Director Jul 1965 15 Aug 2008 3 other companies
Susan Claire Neal Secretary Not published 24 Jun 2010 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
19
closed down
7
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 19 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 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 3 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£11.3m

+9.8% from £10.3m

Profit before tax

£507k

From a loss of £173k

Net assets

£7.46m

+5.9% from £7.04m

Cash at bank

£265k

+4.5% from £254k

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 00081027. 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

Fish Brothers Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (22)

2016

5 July 2016

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

FCA register

1904

20 May 1904

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Fish Brothers Group

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

connected firms
3
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 19 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Fish Brothers Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Fish Brothers Group Limited (FRN 732408) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Fish Brothers Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8520 4687 and the website fishpawnbrokers.co.uk for Fish Brothers Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Fish Brothers Group a scam or clone?
Fish Brothers Group 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 Fish Brothers Group?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Fish Brothers Group handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Fish Brothers Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Fish Brothers Group?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Fish Brothers Group: Stephen Kenneth Dexter, Richard John Royce Fish and Susan Claire Neal.
How long has Fish Brothers Group been in business?
The company was formed on 20 May 1904, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2016.
What do Fish Brothers Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show turnover of £11.3m (+9.8% from £10.3m) and profit before tax of £507k (from a loss of £173k).
Does Fish Brothers Group use any other names?
It trades as Charles Fish and Fish Brothers. It has previously used the name Swarovski.

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