Graves Son & Pilcher LLP
Reference number: 834359
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Appointed representative
This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.
- Appointed for 7 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2009
- Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025
Responsible principal firm
BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE BROKERS (UK) LIMITED Reference number: 745618 View firm →What does this mean?
- An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
- Graves Son & Pilcher LLP (FRN 834359) is an AR of BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE BROKERS (UK) LIMITED (FRN 745618). When you use Graves Son & Pilcher's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from Graves Son & Pilcher, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
- 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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Website
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Phone number
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Address
20 Middle Street, Brighton, Brighton And Hove, BN1 1AL, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When gsp.uk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01273 321123 is
- Who else gives the postcode BN1 1AL
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Brown & Brown Insurance Brokers (UK) Limited, 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, freeYou 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 number
- OC343267 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Limited liability partnership
- Incorporated
- 12 February 2009 (17 years old)
- Registered office
- 20 Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL, England
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Philip Mills | LLP designated member | Oct 1971 | 29 Sep 2017 | 1 other company |
| RIVERSONG LIMITED | Corporate LLP designated member | Not published | 28 Sep 2017 | None |
| AZURE WAVE LTD | Corporate LLP designated member | Not published | 2 May 2025 | None |
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 company
- 1
- closed down
- 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 29 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Cash at bank
£28.1k
−42% from £48.6k
Employees (average)
33
+14% from 29
Owed within a year
£858k
<1% from £849k
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 to 2025
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 OC343267. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.
Key dates in its history
Graves Son & Pilcher’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
3 October 2025
- Andrew John Austin no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2 May 2025
- Azure Wave Limited gained 25–50% of the votes
- Nicholas Philip Mills no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Riversong Limited no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2019
22 February 2019
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2017
29 September 2017
- Andrew John Austin gained 25–50% of the votes
- Colin Michael Davies no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Nicholas Philip Mills gained 25–50% of the votes
- Richard Ashworth Creaton no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
- Riversong Limited gained 25–50% of the votes
- Stephen John Owen no longer holds 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Colin Michael Davies gained 25–50% of the votes
- Richard Ashworth Creaton gained 25–50% of the votes
- Stephen John Owen gained 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2009
12 February 2009
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 68 events
- All 68 events in its history (15 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 53
Firms connected to Graves Son & Pilcher
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Graves Son & Pilcher. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Graves Son & Pilcher
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Brighton
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 68 events in its history
- 2 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk