Antique and Bargain Stores Limited

Reference number: 739260

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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 pawnbrokergold.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01302 325275 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DN1 1NE
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Other names (1)

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

  • PawnBroker Gold Trading name

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
04397692
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 March 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
28 Market Place, Doncaster, DN1 1NE
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of watches and jewellery in specialised stores (SIC 47770)
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Lesley Clark Director Nov 1958 19 Mar 2002 1 other company
Lesley Clark Secretary Not published 19 Mar 2002 1 other company

Other companies run by its director

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other company
1
closed down
1

In the full report: all 1 company, 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 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.34m

+8.8% from £1.24m

Cash at bank

£245k

+88% from £130k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£61.5k

−18% from £74.8k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04397692. 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

Antique and Bargain Stores’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (13)

2026

17 August 2026

  • Nicholas Peter Edward Clark stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

19 October 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Lesley Clark became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Nicholas Peter Edward Clark became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2002

19 March 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Antique and Bargain Stores Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Antique and Bargain Stores Limited (FRN 739260) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Antique and Bargain Stores’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01302 325275 and the website pawnbrokergold.co.uk for Antique and Bargain Stores. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Antique and Bargain Stores a scam or clone?
Antique and Bargain Stores 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 Antique and Bargain Stores?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Antique and Bargain Stores handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Antique and Bargain Stores to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Antique and Bargain Stores?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Antique and Bargain Stores: Mrs Lesley Clark (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Nicholas Peter Edward Clark.
Who runs Antique and Bargain Stores?
Companies House lists one director of Antique and Bargain Stores: Lesley Clark.
How long has Antique and Bargain Stores been in business?
The company was formed on 19 March 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2016.
What do Antique and Bargain Stores’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £1.34m (+8.8% from £1.24m) and cash at bank of £245k (+88% from £130k).
Does Antique and Bargain Stores use any other names?
It trades as PawnBroker Gold.

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