Gillies of Broughty Ferry Limited

Reference number: 707361

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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 gillies.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01382 477281 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DD5 2AJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • CARPET KING Trading name
  • Grampian Furnishers 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 (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
SC026803
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 January 1949 (77 years old)
Registered office
180 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 2AJ
Nature of business
  • Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ewan Gillies Philp Director May 1987 1 Sep 2011 None
David Andrew Philp Director Aug 1985 1 Sep 2011 None
Euan Stewart Webster Director Feb 1953 1 Feb 2012 4 other companies
Christopher Philp Director May 1987 1 Jan 2016 None
Thomas Patrick Rodgers Director May 1964 1 Mar 2016 4 other companies
Alistair David Philp Director Sep 1960 Not published 4 other companies
Ian Robert Gillies Philp Director Oct 1957 Not published 3 other companies
Thomas Patrick Rodgers Secretary Not published 1 Mar 2016 –

Other companies run by these 7 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
11
closed down
5
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 companies these 7 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£1.30m

+16% from £1.12m

Net assets

£24.3m

+2% from £23.8m

Cash at bank

£7.47m

+13% from £6.62m

Employees (average)

2

−99% from 198

The accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £24.5m, for the year to 31 August 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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 SC026803. 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

Gillies of Broughty Ferry’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (22)

2023

23 March 2023

  • Ewan Gillies Philp became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sheila Margaret Philp stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Sheila Margaret Philp became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

17 August 2015

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

FCA register

1949

26 January 1949

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gillies of Broughty Ferry Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Gillies of Broughty Ferry Limited (FRN 707361) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Gillies of Broughty Ferry’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01382 477281 and the website gillies.co.uk for Gillies of Broughty Ferry. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gillies of Broughty Ferry a scam or clone?
Gillies of Broughty Ferry 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 Gillies of Broughty Ferry?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Gillies of Broughty Ferry handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Gillies of Broughty Ferry to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gillies of Broughty Ferry?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Gillies of Broughty Ferry: Mr Ewan Gillies Philp (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Sheila Margaret Philp.
Who runs Gillies of Broughty Ferry?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Gillies of Broughty Ferry: Ewan Gillies Philp, David Andrew Philp, Euan Stewart Webster, Christopher Philp, Thomas Patrick Rodgers, Alistair David Philp and 1 more.
How long has Gillies of Broughty Ferry been in business?
The company was formed on 26 January 1949, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2015.
What do Gillies of Broughty Ferry’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show profit before tax of £1.30m (+16% from £1.12m) and net assets of £24.3m (+2% from £23.8m).
Does Gillies of Broughty Ferry use any other names?
It trades as CARPET KING and Grampian Furnishers.

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