Guitar Galleries limited

Reference number: 709196

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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 guitar-galleries.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01482 863733 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HU17 0NQ
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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
07077412
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 November 2009 (16 years old)
Registered office
Unit 7 Flemingate, Guitar Galleries, Beverley, HU17 0NQ, England
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of musical instruments (SIC 46491)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gavin Hodges Bushby Director Mar 1944 7 Feb 2013 8 other companies
Charles Robert Thompson-Woollons Director Mar 1986 13 Jun 2022 None

Other companies run by these 2 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
8
closed down
6
still active
2

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£289k

Up £227k from −£515k

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£121k

+87% from £64.9k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £289k more than it owned.

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 07077412. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (24)

2019

2 August 2019

  • Christine Janet Bushby stopped being a part-owner
  • Darnholm Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Gavin Hodges Bushby stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Christine Janet Bushby became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Gavin Hodges Bushby became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

17 July 2015

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

FCA register

2011

24 May 2011

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2009

16 November 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 24 events

  • All 24 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Guitar Galleries

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Guitar Galleries

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

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 24 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Guitar Galleries limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Guitar Galleries limited (FRN 709196) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Guitar Galleries’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01482 863733 and the website guitar-galleries.co.uk for Guitar Galleries. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Guitar Galleries a scam or clone?
Guitar Galleries 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 Guitar Galleries?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Guitar Galleries handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Guitar Galleries to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Guitar Galleries?
Guitar Galleries is owned by Darnholm Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 2 August 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Christine Janet Bushby and Mr Gavin Hodges Bushby.
Who runs Guitar Galleries?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Guitar Galleries: Gavin Hodges Bushby and Charles Robert Thompson-Woollons.
How long has Guitar Galleries been in business?
The company was formed on 16 November 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Guitar Galleries’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of −£289k (up £227k from −£515k).

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