Forsyth Brothers Limited

Reference number: 664069

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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 forsyths.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 834 3281 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M3 2GR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Forsyth's Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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 Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • 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 owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire 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
00068072
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 December 1900 (125 years old)
Registered office
126/128 Deansgate,, Manchester, M3 2GR
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of musical instruments and scores (SIC 47591)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Simon Nicholas Forsyth Loat Director Aug 1971 8 Apr 2003 1 other company
Emma Miranda Loat Director Mar 1974 21 Jan 2014 None
Anthea Rosemary Forsyth Loat Director Jan 1944 Not published None
Anthea Rosemary Forsyth Loat Secretary Not published Not published None

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.02m

−3.8% from £2.10m

Cash at bank

£1.10m

+37% from £804k

Owed within a year

£935k

+54% from £608k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 00068072. 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

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

Key events (6) All events (15)

2024

29 October 2024

  • Anthea Rosemary Forsyth Loat stopped being a part-owner
  • Forsyth Brothers Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthea Rosemary Forsyth Loat became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

4 February 2015

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

FCA register

1900

5 December 1900

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Forsyth Brothers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Forsyth Brothers Limited (FRN 664069) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Forsyth Brothers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 834 3281 and the website forsyths.co.uk for Forsyth Brothers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Forsyth Brothers a scam or clone?
Forsyth Brothers 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 Forsyth Brothers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Forsyth Brothers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Forsyth Brothers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Forsyth Brothers?
Forsyth Brothers is owned by Forsyth Brothers Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 29 October 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Anthea Rosemary Forsyth Loat.
Who runs Forsyth Brothers?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Forsyth Brothers: Simon Nicholas Forsyth Loat, Emma Miranda Loat and Anthea Rosemary Forsyth Loat.
How long has Forsyth Brothers been in business?
The company was formed on 5 December 1900, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2015.
What do Forsyth Brothers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £2.02m (−3.8% from £2.10m) and cash at bank of £1.10m (+37% from £804k).
Does Forsyth Brothers use any other names?
It trades as Forsyth's.

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