JAMES BREARLEY & SONS LIMITED
Company number 03705135 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
James Brearley & Sons presents a sound credit proposition underpinned by exceptional liquidity (£12.2M in cash and liquid assets) and a debt-free balance sheet with net assets of £12.85M. However, the 30% decline in pre-tax profit and 9% contraction in funds under management/administration, driven by the loss of a significant client and challenging market conditions, necessitates conditional approval with enhanced monitoring. The company's FCA-regulated status, 25-year track record, and still-healthy 25.5% profit margin provide reasonable confidence in its ability to service obligations, provided client retention stabilises and the profit decline does not continue unchecked.
Shareholders' funds
£12,298,960
Balance sheet as at 2024-04-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-02-01
- Employees
- 66 (2024 accounts)
- Registered office
- Walpole House Unit 2, Burton Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 4NW
- Postcode
- FY4 4NW
- Capital
- 16 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-29
- Next due by
- 2027-07-13
Nature of business (SIC)
- 66120 Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
Officers 6 current · 13 resigned
Group structure 5 subsidiaries
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JAMES BREARLEY ISA NOMINEES LIMITED Dissolved
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JAMES BREARLEY OPTION NOMINEES LIMITED Dissolved
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JAMES BREARLEY P.E.P. NOMINEES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ROGER BREARLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED | 1999-03-16 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| /60 CAUNCE STREET, BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE FY1 3DQ | 2004-10-05 |
| 55/60 CAUNCE STREET, BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE FY1 3DQ | 2004-10-05 |
| C/O BDO STOY HAYWARD, 263 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3PB | 1999-05-07 |
| O BDO STOY HAYWARD, 263 CHURCH STREET, BLACKPOOL, FY1 3PB | 1999-05-07 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 58 similar companies in FY — measured against the wider sector
The largest employer among its local peers (66 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1999.
The class of 1999
43%
of the 64,736 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2010-03-17
- Price paid, where recorded
- £115,000
- Where
- Blackpool (2), Lancashire (1), Westmorland And Furness (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN100389 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2010-03-17 | — |
| LAN74050 | Blackpool | Leasehold | 2008-08-12 | — |
| LA970508 | Blackpool | Leasehold | 2004-11-08 | — |
| CU158975 | Westmorland And Furness | Freehold | 2000-08-17 | £115,000 |
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This company's registered activities are in financial services. If it carries on regulated business, it should appear on the FCA's Financial Services Register — the official record of authorised firms.