James Hair Group Limited

Reference number: 796617

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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 jameshair.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01334 654030 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KY15 4BY
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Other names (1)

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

  • James Hair & Co Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

Limits on what they may do

  • No actions to stabilise market price
    The firm must not act in any way to stabilise the market price of any investment.
  • Only rights to/interests in permitted investments
    The firm may carry on a REGULATED ACTIVITY in relation to rights to or interests in investments only where those investments are themselves of a type permitted for that REGULATED ACTIVITY
  • DERIVATIVES using permitted third party only
    The firm must not engage in a PERMITTED ACTIVITY in respect of DERIVATIVES except through a PERMITTED THIRD PARTY and, in the case of advice, the PERMITTED THIRD PARTY is an INDEPENDENT INTERMEDIARY
  • No speculative foreign exchange dealings.
    The firm must not undertake a permitted activity in respect of speculative foreign exchange dealings.
  • Regulated activities incidental only.
    The firm must not carry on the specified REGULATED ACTIVITIES otherwise than in an incidental manner in the course of the provision by it of professional services (that is, services which do not consist of REGULATED ACTIVITIES)

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
SC526097
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 February 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office
59 Bonnygate, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4BY, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Hair Director Apr 1954 5 Feb 2016 9 other companies
David Arthur Director Mar 1972 5 Feb 2016 2 other companies
Raymond Lawrence Hutt Director Oct 1972 31 Dec 2020 3 other companies
Sheena Gibson Director Nov 1970 1 Apr 2021 6 other companies
Paul Ewan Robertson Director Oct 1979 1 Apr 2024 None

Other companies run by these 5 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
17
closed down
1
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 17 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£890k

<1% from £893k

Cash at bank

£26.0k

−26% from £35.0k

Owed within a year

£568k

+36% from £416k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC526097. 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 Hair Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (21)

2018

2 October 2018

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Supervised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (DERIVATIVES using permitted third party only)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No actions to stabilise market price)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (No speculative foreign exchange dealings.)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Only rights to/interests in permitted investments)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Regulated activities incidental only.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

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

Companies House

5 February 2016

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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  • 17 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is James Hair Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, James Hair Group Limited (FRN 796617) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2018 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed 5 limits on what it may do.
What is James Hair Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01334 654030 and the website jameshair.co.uk for James Hair Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is James Hair Group a scam or clone?
James Hair Group 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 Hair Group?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about James Hair Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns James Hair Group?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of James Hair Group: Mr James Hair (75–100% of shares).
Who runs James Hair Group?
Companies House lists 5 directors of James Hair Group: James Hair, David Arthur, Raymond Lawrence Hutt, Sheena Gibson and Paul Ewan Robertson.
How long has James Hair Group been in business?
The company was formed on 5 February 2016, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2018.
What do James Hair Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £890k (<1% from £893k) and cash at bank of £26.0k (−26% from £35.0k).
Does James Hair Group use any other names?
It trades as James Hair & Co.

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