G.a. Pawnbrokers Limited

Reference number: 741658

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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 gapawnbrokers.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01273 691939 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN1 4JG
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Other names (2)

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

  • G A Jewellers and Pawnbrokers Trading name
  • Peridot Jewellers 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.
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  • 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)

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
03753576
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 April 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
7 Brighton Place, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1HJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Douglas George Newman Director Jul 1938 16 Apr 1999 5 other companies
Douglas Gregory Newman Director Oct 1990 14 Nov 2020 3 other companies
Susan Wendy Newman Director Apr 1955 9 Jan 2024 3 other companies

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
6
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 6 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 4 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.43m

+16% from £3.83m

Cash at bank

£295k

+96% from £151k

Employees (average)

31

−3.1% from 32

Owed within a year

£649k

+247% from £187k

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
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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 03753576. 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

G.a. Pawnbrokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (20)

2025

27 February 2025

  • Douglas Gregory Newman gave up control
  • Ga Pawnbrokers Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

10 February 2025

  • Douglas George Newman stopped being the majority owner
  • Douglas Gregory Newman took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2017

16 April 2017

  • Douglas George Newman became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2016

30 August 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

1999

16 April 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to G.a. Pawnbrokers

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is G.a. Pawnbrokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, G.a. Pawnbrokers Limited (FRN 741658) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is G.a. Pawnbrokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01273 691939 and the website gapawnbrokers.com for G.a. Pawnbrokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is G.a. Pawnbrokers a scam or clone?
G.a. Pawnbrokers 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 G.a. Pawnbrokers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how G.a. Pawnbrokers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about G.a. Pawnbrokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns G.a. Pawnbrokers?
G.a. Pawnbrokers is owned by Ga Pawnbrokers Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 27 February 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Douglas Gregory Newman and Mr Douglas George Newman.
Who runs G.a. Pawnbrokers?
Companies House lists 3 directors of G.a. Pawnbrokers: Douglas George Newman, Douglas Gregory Newman and Susan Wendy Newman.
How long has G.a. Pawnbrokers been in business?
The company was formed on 16 April 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2016.
What do G.a. Pawnbrokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £4.43m (+16% from £3.83m) and cash at bank of £295k (+96% from £151k).
Does G.a. Pawnbrokers use any other names?
It trades as G A Jewellers and Pawnbrokers and Peridot Jewellers.

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