James Kidner Opticians Limited
Reference number: 1036764
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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.
- Appointed for 1 year
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2004
- One of its directors is also a director of a firm that is no longer authorised
Responsible principal firm
ADARO OPTICS LIMITED Reference number: 924690 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 KIDNER OPTICIANS LIMITED (FRN 1036764) is an AR of ADARO OPTICS LIMITED (FRN 924690). When you use JAMES KIDNER OPTICIANS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
- Example: if you take financial advice from JAMES KIDNER OPTICIANS, 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
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.
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Phone number
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Address
Unit 317, India Mill Business Centre, Darwen, Blackburn With Darwen, BB3 1AE, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When jameskidneropticians.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01461 206868 is
- Who else gives the postcode BB3 1AE
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Kidner Opticians Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Adaro Optics 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, freeYou 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
- 05177352 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 12 July 2004 (22 years old)
- Registered office
- Unit 317 India Mill Business Centre, Darwen, BB3 1AE, England
- Nature of business
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- Other human health activities (SIC 86900)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Imran Hakim | Director | Sep 1977 | 23 Jun 2016 | 525 other companies |
| Alistair Duff | Director | Jul 1986 | 1 Jun 2023 | 15 other companies |
| Peter Telfer | Director | Aug 1987 | 1 Jun 2023 | 15 other companies |
| Nichola Bell | Director | May 1992 | 31 Dec 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
- 527
- closed down
- 17
- are FCA-registered
- 11
In the full report: all 527 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 11 on the FCA register, including 3 no longer authorised
- The 16 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
James Kidner Opticians’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
31 December 2025
- Nichola Bell Ltd gained significant control
Companies House
1 July 2025
- Became an appointed representative
FCA register
2023
1 June 2023
- Pt & Ad Investments Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2016
12 July 2016
- Ho2 Management Ltd became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
23 June 2016
- Board replaced: its only director left and 3 new directors took over
Companies House
2004
12 July 2004
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 17 events
- All 17 events in its history (6 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
Firms connected to James Kidner Opticians
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with James Kidner Opticians. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 10
- no longer authorised
- 3
- share a director
- 10
In the full report: all 10 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like James Kidner Opticians
Other firms of the same type (dental or medical practice), nearest first.
In Darwen
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- 527 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 17 events in its history
- 10 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk