R. Barbour & Sons. Limited

Reference number: 728020

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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 barbours.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01387 254343 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DG1 2AL
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Other names (1)

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

  • BARBOURS AT HOME Trading name

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.
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  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

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
SC010111
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 September 1918 (108 years old)
Registered office
Buccleuch Buildings, Buccleuch Street, Dumfries, DG1 2AL
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (SIC 47530)
  • Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599)
  • Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores (SIC 47710)
  • Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores (SIC 47721)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Thomas Colin Barbour Director Feb 1965 26 Jun 1990 2 other companies
Ross Donald Barbour Director Jun 1997 6 Apr 2022 None
Thomas Colin Barbour Secretary Not published Not published 2 other companies

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
1
still active
1

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 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£3.38m

+1.4% from £3.34m

Cash at bank

£1.46m

−13% from £1.69m

Employees (average)

88

+14% from 77

Owed within a year

£1.04m

−2.5% from £1.07m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 SC010111. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (20)

2024

28 January 2024

  • Ross Donald Barbour gained significant control

Companies House

2021

21 November 2021

  • Peter Douglas Barbour no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Peter Douglas Barbour gained significant control
  • Thomas Colin Barbour gained significant control

Companies House

2015

18 December 2015

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

FCA register

1918

10 September 1918

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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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 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is R. Barbour & Sons. Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, R. Barbour & Sons. Limited (FRN 728020) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is R. Barbour & Sons.’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01387 254343 and the website barbours.co.uk for R. Barbour & Sons.. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is R. Barbour & Sons. a scam or clone?
R. Barbour & 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 R. Barbour & Sons.?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how R. Barbour & Sons. handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about R. Barbour & Sons. to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns R. Barbour & Sons.?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of R. Barbour & Sons.: Mr Ross Donald Barbour (significant influence or control) and Mr Thomas Colin Barbour (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Peter Douglas Barbour.
Who runs R. Barbour & Sons.?
Companies House lists 2 directors of R. Barbour & Sons.: Thomas Colin Barbour and Ross Donald Barbour.
How long has R. Barbour & Sons. been in business?
The company was formed on 10 September 1918, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.
What do R. Barbour & Sons.’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2026, show net assets of £3.38m (+1.4% from £3.34m) and cash at bank of £1.46m (−13% from £1.69m).
Does R. Barbour & Sons. use any other names?
It trades as BARBOURS AT HOME.

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