Cafe Fair Trade Limited

Reference number: 727322

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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 cafefairtrade.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01267 281089 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SA33 6AE
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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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • 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)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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
07317885
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 July 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
The Old Coach House, Trawsmawr, Carmarthen, Carmarthanshire, SA33 6AE
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (SIC 46370)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Davies Price Director Apr 1964 16 Jul 2010 2 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
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 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 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 29 July 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£179k

+9.2% from £164k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£44.2k

−20% from £55.4k

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 07317885. 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

Cafe Fair Trade’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (15)

2021

1 July 2021

  • Alan Davies Price took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Joanna Price gave up control

Companies House

2016

1 July 2016

  • Joanna Price took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

14 December 2015

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

FCA register

2010

16 July 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cafe Fair Trade Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Cafe Fair Trade Limited (FRN 727322) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Cafe Fair Trade’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01267 281089 and the website cafefairtrade.co.uk for Cafe Fair Trade. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cafe Fair Trade a scam or clone?
Cafe Fair Trade 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 Cafe Fair Trade?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Cafe Fair Trade handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Cafe Fair Trade to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Cafe Fair Trade?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Cafe Fair Trade: Mr Alan Davies Price (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Joanna Price.
Who runs Cafe Fair Trade?
Companies House lists one director of Cafe Fair Trade: Alan Davies Price.
How long has Cafe Fair Trade been in business?
The company was formed on 16 July 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.
What do Cafe Fair Trade’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 29 July 2025, show net assets of £179k (+9.2% from £164k).

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