Bithstone Carpets Limited

Reference number: 707414

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited Reference number: 656323 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Bithstone Carpets Limited (FRN 707414) is an AR of United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited (FRN 656323). When you use Bithstone Carpets's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Bithstone Carpets, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01782 833823

  • Address

    135 Waterloo Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST6 2ER, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01782 833823 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ST6 2ER
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Other names (1)

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

  • United Carpets Woodfloors and Beds Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
03889709
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 December 1999 (26 years old)
Registered office
Horizon House, 2 Whiting Street, Sheffield, S8 9QR
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (SIC 47530)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Hurlestone Director Jan 1956 7 Dec 1999 None
Mark Dennis Toplass Director Mar 1984 14 Aug 2023 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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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 these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£9,921

−127% from £37.3k

Cash at bank

£46.7k

−51% from £94.8k

Employees (average)

6

Same as 6

Owed within a year

£124k

−9.9% from £137k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £9,921 more than it owned.

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03889709. 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

Bithstone Carpets’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (10)

2025

31 March 2025

  • Steve Raymond Bithell stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul Hurlstone became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Steve Raymond Bithell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 June 2015

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1999

7 December 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

  • All 10 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 10 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bithstone Carpets Limited FCA authorised?
Bithstone Carpets Limited (FRN 707414) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Bithstone Carpets?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Bithstone Carpets Limited (FRN 707414) is an AR of United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited (FRN 656323). When you use Bithstone Carpets's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Bithstone Carpets, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Bithstone Carpets’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01782 833823 for Bithstone Carpets. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bithstone Carpets a scam or clone?
Bithstone Carpets 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 Bithstone Carpets?
Protection works through United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Bithstone Carpets's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Bithstone Carpets?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Bithstone Carpets: Mr Paul Hurlstone (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Steve Raymond Bithell.
Who runs Bithstone Carpets?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Bithstone Carpets: Paul Hurlestone and Mark Dennis Toplass.
How long has Bithstone Carpets been in business?
The company was formed on 7 December 1999.
What do Bithstone Carpets’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of −£9,921 (−127% from £37.3k) and cash at bank of £46.7k (−51% from £94.8k).
Does Bithstone Carpets use any other names?
It trades as United Carpets Woodfloors and Beds.

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