Grisdales Ltd

Reference number: 409675

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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

Global Property Ventures Limited Reference number: 797026 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.
  • Grisdales Ltd (FRN 409675) introduces customers to Global Property Ventures Limited (FRN 797026). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Grisdales.
  • Example: if Grisdales refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Grisdales 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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When grisdales.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01900 829977 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CA13 9LQ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Grisdales Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyor Trading name
  • Grisdales Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Global Property Ventures 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, 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
GRISDALES LIMITED
Company number
06167757
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 March 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
2 Europe Way, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0RJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Real estate agencies (SIC 68310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Rachel Ritson Director Jun 1970 19 Mar 2007 2 other companies
Rachel Ritson Secretary Not published 19 Mar 2007 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
2
closed down
2

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£565k

+51% from £375k

Cash at bank

£812k

+56% from £519k

Employees (average)

24

−7.7% from 26

Owed within a year

£331k

−14% from £386k

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 06167757. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (8)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Rachel Ritson took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2008

16 June 2008

  • Changed its registered name from "Grisdales"

FCA register

2007

19 March 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

2004

31 October 2004

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms like Grisdales

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Cockermouth

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In the Carlisle (CA) postcode area

I Mandle, G Davies, G R Holliday & N E Wilkinson BuckleCarlisleAppointed representativeBelle Vue Vets LimitedWigtonAppointed representativeCastles & Coasts Housing AssociationWorkingtonAppointed representativeCumbria Chamber of Commerce & IndustryCarlisleAppointed representativeM D Jeal, D J Jones, J M Cosker, C E Mortimer & K E BirdPenrithAppointed representative

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Grisdales Ltd FCA authorised?
Grisdales Ltd (FRN 409675) 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 Grisdales?
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. Grisdales Ltd (FRN 409675) introduces customers to Global Property Ventures Limited (FRN 797026). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Grisdales. Example: if Grisdales refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Grisdales 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 Grisdales’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01900 829977 and the website grisdales.co.uk for Grisdales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Grisdales a scam or clone?
Grisdales 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 Grisdales?
Protection works through Global Property Ventures Limited, the principal firm responsible for Grisdales's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Grisdales?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Grisdales: Ms Rachel Ritson (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Grisdales?
Companies House lists one director of Grisdales: Rachel Ritson.
How long has Grisdales been in business?
The company was formed on 19 March 2007.
What do Grisdales’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £565k (+51% from £375k) and cash at bank of £812k (+56% from £519k).
Does Grisdales use any other names?
It trades as Grisdales Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyor. It has previously used the name Grisdales.

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