F. Hinds is a jewellery retailing chain, operating in England and Wales. There are currently 116 F Hinds stores within the United Kingdom.

The chain is an independent retailer which was founded in 1856 by George Henry Hinds, although his father Joseph was also a clockmaker in Stamford, Lincolnshire and his great uncle was also a Stamford clockmaker in the early years of the 1800s.

Shortly after the First World War, brothers Frank and William divided the business in two. William Hinds diversified into theatres and also into films as he was one of the two founders of Hammer Film Productions, the studio famous for horror films. Frank continued with the jewellery business and eventually, in 1990, F. Hinds took over the one remaining shop owned by the other half of the family in Worthing, Sussex.

Unlike most companies established 150 years ago, the sixth and seventh generations of the Hinds family still own and manage the business. Diamond buyer Andrew Hinds is personally responsible for selecting the diamonds sold by the company. He is a fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain.

Brands operated by F. Hinds include My Diamonds diamond jewellery, the Aureus gold on sterling silver jewellery collection and the Kilimanjaro Tanzanite collection.

In 2019, Hinds Ltd purchased the UK’s leading outlet centre specialist, Chapelle. Chapelle had traded successfully for several decades but had struggled under Hilco which lead to its eventual administration; however, Hinds saved 12 of the stores. The outlet centre stores and website www.chapelle.co.uk continue to operate under the Chapelle brand name.