Sharples Estate Agents

Reference number: 960285

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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

Safe & Secure Insurance Services Limited Reference number: 300564 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.
  • Sharples Estate Agents (FRN 960285) introduces customers to Safe & Secure Insurance Services Limited (FRN 300564). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sharples Estate Agents.
  • Example: if Sharples Estate Agents refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sharples Estate Agents 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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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01229 445017

  • Address

    81 Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8DL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01229 445017 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LA15 8DL
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Safe & Secure Insurance Services 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 name
SHARPLES ESTATE AGENTS LTD
Company number
07527008
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 February 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
81 Market Street, Dalton-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8DL
Nature of business
  • Real estate agencies (SIC 68310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Sharples Director May 1970 11 Feb 2011 6 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
6
closed down
3
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 September 2024Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£4,601

Up £4,393 from −£8,994

Cash at bank

£103

Up £55 from £48

Employees (average)

3

−25% from 4

Owed within a year

£7,584

−28% from £10.5k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £4,601 more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2018 to 2024
  • 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 07527008. 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

Sharples Estate Agents’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2021

13 October 2021

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • John Sharples took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2012

22 February 2012

  • John Sharples resigned as a director

Companies House

2011

11 February 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • John Sharples appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Sharples Estate Agents

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Sharples Estate Agents

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In the Lancaster (LA) postcode area

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 5 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sharples Estate Agents FCA authorised?
Sharples Estate Agents (FRN 960285) 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 Sharples Estate Agents?
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. Sharples Estate Agents (FRN 960285) introduces customers to Safe & Secure Insurance Services Limited (FRN 300564). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sharples Estate Agents. Example: if Sharples Estate Agents refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sharples Estate Agents 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 Sharples Estate Agents’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01229 445017 for Sharples Estate Agents. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sharples Estate Agents a scam or clone?
Sharples Estate Agents 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 Sharples Estate Agents?
Protection works through Safe & Secure Insurance Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Sharples Estate Agents's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Sharples Estate Agents?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Sharples Estate Agents: Mr John Sharples (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Sharples Estate Agents?
Companies House lists one director of Sharples Estate Agents: John Sharples.
How long has Sharples Estate Agents been in business?
The company was formed on 11 February 2011.
What do Sharples Estate Agents’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 September 2024, show net assets of −£4,601 (up £4,393 from −£8,994) and cash at bank of £103 (up £55 from £48).

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