James Frew Limited

Reference number: 918013

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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

TRADEHELP LTD Reference number: 697812 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.
  • James Frew Limited (FRN 918013) introduces customers to TRADEHELP LTD (FRN 697812). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not James Frew.
  • Example: if James Frew refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from James Frew 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 jamesfrew.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01294 468113 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KA20 3HD
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Other names (1)

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

  • Gas Sure Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Tradehelp 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 number
SC036286
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 April 1961 (65 years old)
Registered office
83 New Street, Stevenston, KA20 3HD
Nature of business
  • Repair of other equipment (SIC 33190)
  • Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (SIC 43220)
  • Joinery installation (SIC 43320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Roderick William Alexander Frew Director Dec 1973 1 Apr 2000 None
Alan James Stewart Director Feb 1957 1 Mar 2021 118 other companies
Andrew John Fogarty Director Aug 1970 9 Mar 2022 1 other company
Gordon Scott Mack Director Oct 1979 1 Apr 2025 None

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
119
closed down
74
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 119 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£1.10m

−527% from £258k

Net assets

£4.63m

−29% from £6.56m

Cash at bank

£1.50m

+126% from £664k

Owed within a year

£5.10m

+8.5% from £4.70m

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £30.8m, for the year to 31 March 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 SC036286. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (29)

2022

9 March 2022

  • James Frew Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Roderick William Alexander Frew gave up control

Companies House

2019

9 December 2019

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Roderick William Alexander Frew took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1961

3 April 1961

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 29 events

  • All 29 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 21
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Firms connected to James Frew

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like James Frew

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  • 119 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 29 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is James Frew Limited FCA authorised?
James Frew Limited (FRN 918013) 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 James Frew?
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. James Frew Limited (FRN 918013) introduces customers to TRADEHELP LTD (FRN 697812). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not James Frew. Example: if James Frew refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from James Frew 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 James Frew’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01294 468113 and the website jamesfrew.co.uk for James Frew. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is James Frew a scam or clone?
James Frew 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 James Frew?
Protection works through Tradehelp Ltd, the principal firm responsible for James Frew's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns James Frew?
James Frew is owned by James Frew Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 9 March 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Roderick William Alexander Frew.
Who runs James Frew?
Companies House lists 4 directors of James Frew: Roderick William Alexander Frew, Alan James Stewart, Andrew John Fogarty and Gordon Scott Mack.
How long has James Frew been in business?
The company was formed on 3 April 1961.
What do James Frew’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show profit before tax of −£1.10m (−527% from £258k) and net assets of £4.63m (−29% from £6.56m).
Does James Frew use any other names?
It trades as Gas Sure.

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