James Giles & Sons Limited

Reference number: 982492

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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.

Responsible principal firm

GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED Reference number: 960923 Authorised 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.
  • James Giles & Sons Limited (FRN 982492) is an AR of GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED (FRN 960923). When you use James Giles & Sons's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from James Giles & Sons, 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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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When jamesgilesandsonsltd.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01527 872318 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B61 0AE
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Golden Leaves 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 number
04720353
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 April 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
24 Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0AE
Nature of business
  • Funeral and related activities (SIC 96030)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Robert Giles Director Sep 1965 5 Oct 2006 2 other companies
Kerri Jayne Giles Director Oct 1996 25 Nov 2025 None
Damien James Giles Secretary Not published 25 Nov 2025 –

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
2
closed down
2

In the full report: all 2 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 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£773k

+25% from £617k

Cash at bank

£346k

−13% from £396k

Employees (average)

17

−5.6% from 18

Owed within a year

£152k

−34% from £230k

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 04720353. 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 Giles & Sons’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (9)

2022

5 September 2022

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • James Robert Giles took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2003

2 April 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms like James Giles & Sons

Other firms of the same type (funeral director), nearest first.

In Bromsgrove

R.l.rea Funeral Directors LimitedBromsgroveAppointed representative

In the Birmingham (B) postcode area

Farewill LtdSutton ColdfieldAppointed representativeA.b.taylor Funeral Services LimitedBirminghamAppointed representativeAsian Funeral Services (SMK) LtdSmethwickAppointed representativeBastock & Bruce LimitedSolihullAppointed representativeBrain and Waldron LtdSmethwickAppointed 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 9 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is James Giles & Sons Limited FCA authorised?
James Giles & Sons Limited (FRN 982492) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for James Giles & Sons?
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. James Giles & Sons Limited (FRN 982492) is an AR of GOLDEN LEAVES LIMITED (FRN 960923). When you use James Giles & Sons's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from James Giles & Sons, 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.
What is James Giles & Sons’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01527 872318 and the website jamesgilesandsonsltd.co.uk for James Giles & Sons. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is James Giles & Sons a scam or clone?
James Giles & Sons 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 Giles & Sons?
Protection works through Golden Leaves Limited, the principal firm responsible for James Giles & Sons's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns James Giles & Sons?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of James Giles & Sons: Mr James Robert Giles (75–100% of shares).
Who runs James Giles & Sons?
Companies House lists 2 directors of James Giles & Sons: James Robert Giles and Kerri Jayne Giles.
How long has James Giles & Sons been in business?
The company was formed on 2 April 2003.
What do James Giles & Sons’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £773k (+25% from £617k) and cash at bank of £346k (−13% from £396k).

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