Ward Brothers Limited

Reference number: 672622

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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 wardbrothers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01302 811911 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DN1 3EY
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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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  • Credit Broking

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
00689749
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 April 1961 (65 years old)
Registered office
37 Waterdale, Doncaster, DN1 3EY
Nature of business
  • Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Thomas Charles Fiddler Director Jun 1985 20 Sep 2012 None
Howard Ward Fiddler Director Jul 1953 Not published 4 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
4
closed down
1
still active
3

In the full report: all 4 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 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2023Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.58m

+5.1% from £1.50m

Cash at bank

£767k

−3.1% from £792k

Employees (average)

22

Same as 22

Owed within a year

£461k

−11% from £520k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2023
  • 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 00689749. 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

Ward Brothers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (12)

2024

18 January 2024

  • Howard Ward Fiddler stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Howard Ward Fiddler became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Thomas Charles Fiddler took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

23 March 2015

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

FCA register

1961

13 April 1961

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 12 events

  • All 12 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like Ward Brothers

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

In Doncaster

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 12 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ward Brothers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ward Brothers Limited (FRN 672622) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ward Brothers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01302 811911 and the website wardbrothers.co.uk for Ward Brothers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ward Brothers a scam or clone?
Ward Brothers 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 Ward Brothers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ward Brothers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ward Brothers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ward Brothers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Ward Brothers: Mr Thomas Charles Fiddler (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Howard Ward Fiddler.
Who runs Ward Brothers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Ward Brothers: Thomas Charles Fiddler and Howard Ward Fiddler.
How long has Ward Brothers been in business?
The company was formed on 13 April 1961, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2015.
What do Ward Brothers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2023, show net assets of £1.58m (+5.1% from £1.50m) and cash at bank of £767k (−3.1% from £792k).

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