Brook Food Processing Equipment Ltd

Reference number: 703365

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No longer authorised

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Authorisation ended 18 August 2015.

Website, phone number and address

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  • Last known website

    brookfood.co.uk

  • Last known phone number

    01984 640401

  • Last known address

    Brook Foods, Roughmoor, Williton Industrial Estate, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4RF, United Kingdom

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  • When brookfood.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01984 640401 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TA4 4RF
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Other names (3)

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

  • BFPE Trading name
  • Brook Food & Bakery Equipment Trading name
  • RTB Asset Finance Trading name

Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • The record is closed
    Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
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  • 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
04040515
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 July 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
The New Works, Roughmoor Industrial Estate, Williton, Somerset, TA4 4RF
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing (SIC 28930)
  • Repair of machinery (SIC 33120)
  • Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (SIC 46690)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christopher John Lees Director Feb 1965 31 Oct 2008 3 other companies
Ann Mary Wells Director Jan 1986 3 Feb 2012 15 other companies
Michael Christopher Moran Director Jul 1980 4 Jan 2023 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other companies
16
closed down
5
run together
3

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.54m

+29% from £3.53m

Cash at bank

£379k

+18% from £321k

Employees (average)

42

−4.5% from 44

Owed within a year

£2.02m

+19% from £1.70m

Net assets

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 04040515. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Brook Food Processing Equipment’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (22)

2026

15 April 2026

  • Stephen Christopher Wells no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Brook Food Trading Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stephen Christopher Wells gained significant control

Companies House

2015

18 August 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Stopped being authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2000

25 July 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Brook Food Processing Equipment Ltd FCA authorised?
No. Brook Food Processing Equipment Ltd (FRN 703365) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer authorised.
Is Brook Food Processing Equipment a scam or clone?
Brook Food Processing Equipment is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.
Is my money safe with Brook Food Processing Equipment?
Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with Brook Food Processing Equipment has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Who owns Brook Food Processing Equipment?
Brook Food Processing Equipment is owned by Brook Food Trading Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Stephen Christopher Wells.
Who runs Brook Food Processing Equipment?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Brook Food Processing Equipment: Christopher John Lees, Ann Mary Wells and Michael Christopher Moran.
How long has Brook Food Processing Equipment been in business?
The company was formed on 25 July 2000.
What do Brook Food Processing Equipment’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £4.54m (+29% from £3.53m) and cash at bank of £379k (+18% from £321k).
Does Brook Food Processing Equipment use any other names?
It trades as BFPE, Brook Food & Bakery Equipment and RTB Asset Finance.

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