GHW Windows Ltd

Reference number: 1027789

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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

IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 703401 Authorised 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.
  • GHW Windows Ltd (FRN 1027789) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not GHW Windows.
  • Example: if GHW Windows refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from GHW Windows 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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When greatharwoodwindows.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01254 690009 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BB1 5LH
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, 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 name
GHW WINDOWS LIMITED
Company number
09400683
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 January 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
Unit 1 Peter Street, Blackburn, BB1 5LH, England
Nature of business
  • Glazing (SIC 43342)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ashley Cox Director Apr 1972 19 Feb 2019 3 other companies
Sian Darby Director Oct 1992 1 Sep 2026 1 other company
Liam James Hindle Director Dec 1990 1 Sep 2026 1 other company
Liam Andrew Howe Director Apr 1982 1 Sep 2026 1 other company

Other companies run by these 4 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
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£534k

−11% from £601k

Cash at bank

£250k

−6.5% from £268k

Owed within a year

£412k

+3.3% from £399k

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 09400683. 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

GHW Windows’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (11)

2026

25 March 2026

  • Ghw Windows Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

15 March 2026

  • James Lee Hindle gave up control

Companies House

2025

15 February 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • James Lee Hindle took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 January 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is GHW Windows Ltd FCA authorised?
GHW Windows Ltd (FRN 1027789) 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 GHW Windows?
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. GHW Windows Ltd (FRN 1027789) introduces customers to IDEAL SALES SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 703401). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not GHW Windows. Example: if GHW Windows refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from GHW Windows 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 GHW Windows’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01254 690009 and the website greatharwoodwindows.co.uk for GHW Windows. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is GHW Windows a scam or clone?
GHW Windows 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 GHW Windows?
Protection works through Ideal Sales Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for GHW Windows's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns GHW Windows?
GHW Windows is owned by Ghw Windows Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 25 March 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Mr James Lee Hindle.
Who runs GHW Windows?
Companies House lists 4 directors of GHW Windows: Ashley Cox, Sian Darby, Liam James Hindle and Liam Andrew Howe.
How long has GHW Windows been in business?
The company was formed on 22 January 2015.
What do GHW Windows’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show net assets of £534k (−11% from £601k) and cash at bank of £250k (−6.5% from £268k).

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