Billy's Coffee Company Limited

Reference number: 964653

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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 billyscoffee.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 292 2868 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CV37 9ST
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • 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
08907603
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 February 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
28 Wilton Road, Bexhill On Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1EZ, England
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (SIC 46370)
  • Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods not elsewhere classified (SIC 77390)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gregory John Castle Director Sep 1984 16 Jun 2014 None
Sean Nicholas Brent Director Jul 1985 14 Jul 2021 None
Robert Hardman Director Feb 1964 14 Jul 2021 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£306k

+33% from £231k

Cash at bank

£114k

<1% from £114k

Employees (average)

6

+20% from 5

Owed within a year

£228k

−4.8% from £240k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 08907603. 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

Billy's Coffee Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (18)

2023

21 June 2023

  • Gregory John Castle gave up control

Companies House

2022

16 March 2022

  • Changed its registered name from "Billys Coffee Company Limited"

FCA register

15 March 2022

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Changed its registered name from "Billy's Coffee Company Limited"
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2021

14 July 2021

  • Robert Hardman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sean Nicholas Brent became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Gregory John Castle became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Gregory John Castle took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

24 February 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Billy's Coffee Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Billy's Coffee Company Limited (FRN 964653) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2022 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Billy's Coffee Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 292 2868 and the website billyscoffee.co.uk for Billy's Coffee Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Billy's Coffee Company a scam or clone?
Billy's Coffee Company 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 Billy's Coffee Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Billy's Coffee Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Billy's Coffee Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Billy's Coffee Company?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Billy's Coffee Company: Mr Robert Hardman (25–50% of shares), Mr Sean Nicholas Brent (25–50% of shares) and Mr Gregory John Castle (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Billy's Coffee Company?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Billy's Coffee Company: Gregory John Castle, Sean Nicholas Brent and Robert Hardman.
How long has Billy's Coffee Company been in business?
The company was formed on 24 February 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2022.
What do Billy's Coffee Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £306k (+33% from £231k) and cash at bank of £114k (<1% from £114k).

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