WJ Searle & Son Ltd
Reference number: 996562
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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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Phone number
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Address
J Searle & Son, 43 Fore Street, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0AA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When jsearle.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01364 643242 is
- Who else gives the postcode TQ11 0AA
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- J Searle & Son Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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 Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
- Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire 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
- 14768908 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 30 March 2023 (3 years old)
- Registered office
- 30 Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores (SIC 47430)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Searle | Director | Feb 1963 | 30 Mar 2023 | None |
| William James Gordon Searle | Director | Apr 1961 | 30 Mar 2023 | None |
| Leah Searle | Secretary | Not published | 30 Mar 2023 | – |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
- All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£19.4k
−61% from £49.6k
Cash at bank
£7,350
+339% from £1,673
Owed within a year
£155k
+2.3% from £151k
Assets and liabilities
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.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 14768908. 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
WJ Searle & Son’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
28 February 2025
- Calum Searle stopped being a part-owner
- Sandra Searle gained 25–50% of the votes
- William James Gordon Searle gained 25–50% of the votes
Companies House
2023
14 September 2023
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
30 March 2023
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Alexander Searle became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Calum Searle became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Leah Searle became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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In the Torquay (TQ) postcode area
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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