Bonners Limited

Reference number: 718966

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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 bonnersmusic.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01323 639335 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN22 9BH
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Other names (1)

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

  • Bonners Music Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 February 1986 (40 years old)
Registered office
9 Faraday Close, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 9BH, England
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of musical instruments and scores (SIC 47591)
  • Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) (SIC 47789)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Anthony James White Director Apr 1974 1 Oct 1995 4 other companies
Anthony James White Secretary Not published 31 Oct 2000 4 other companies

Other companies run by its director

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
4
closed down
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 4 companies, 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 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.63m

<1% from £2.60m

Cash at bank

£885k

+7.8% from £821k

Employees (average)

22

+4.8% from 21

Owed within a year

£1.53m

+19% from £1.29m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 01994113. 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

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

2024

12 January 2024

  • Anthony James White stopped being a part-owner
  • Tjw Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony James White became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

2 November 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1986

28 February 1986

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms like Bonners

Other firms of the same type (retailer), nearest first.

In Eastbourne

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bonners Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Bonners Limited (FRN 718966) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Bonners’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01323 639335 and the website bonnersmusic.co.uk for Bonners. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bonners a scam or clone?
Bonners 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 Bonners?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Bonners handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Bonners to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Bonners?
Bonners is owned by Tjw Investments Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 12 January 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Anthony James White.
Who runs Bonners?
Companies House lists one director of Bonners: Anthony James White.
How long has Bonners been in business?
The company was formed on 28 February 1986, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2015.
What do Bonners’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £2.63m (<1% from £2.60m) and cash at bank of £885k (+7.8% from £821k).
Does Bonners use any other names?
It trades as Bonners Music.

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