Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers Limited

Reference number: 683878

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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 unclesmoney.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 356 0135 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B6 6QN
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Other names (4)

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

  • Uncles Money Trading name
  • Unclesmoney.com Trading name
  • Unclesmoney.co.uk Trading name
  • Uncles Pawnbrokers Trading name

The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

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)

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
02104796
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 March 1987 (39 years old)
Registered office
382 Aston Lane, Witton, Birmingham, B6 6QN
Nature of business
  • Other credit granting not elsewhere classified (SIC 64929)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Karl Gordon Pountney Director May 1968 17 Apr 2015 27 other companies
Karl Gordon Pountney Secretary Not published 15 Oct 2001 27 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
27
closed down
14
still active
13

In the full report: all 27 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 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

£3.63m

<1% from £3.62m

Cash at bank

£102k

−12% from £116k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£201k

−19% from £250k

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 02104796. 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

Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (20)

2023

7 December 2023

  • Gerald Edwin Pountney gave up control
  • Karl Gordon Pountney gained significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gerald Edwin Pountney took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

11 May 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

17 April 2015

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

1987

2 March 1987

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 27 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 Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers Limited (FRN 683878) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 356 0135 and the website unclesmoney.co.uk for Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers a scam or clone?
Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers 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 Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers: Mr Karl Gordon Pountney (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Gerald Edwin Pountney.
Who runs Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers?
Companies House lists one director of Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers: Karl Gordon Pountney.
How long has Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers been in business?
The company was formed on 2 March 1987, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2015.
What do Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £3.63m (<1% from £3.62m) and cash at bank of £102k (−12% from £116k).
Does Uncles the Original Pawnbrokers use any other names?
It trades as Uncles Money, Unclesmoney.com, Unclesmoney.co.uk and Uncles Pawnbrokers.

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