Cookes Furniture Limited

Reference number: 742265

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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 cookesfurniture.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 250 5050 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B23 5PN
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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.
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  • 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 number
01247580
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 March 1976 (50 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James David Pike Director May 1978 1 Jun 2005 6 other companies
Michelle Louise Pike Director Jan 1979 1 Jun 2005 4 other companies
Vanessa Jane Hoe Director Feb 1981 2 Apr 2007 5 other companies
Jennifer Anne Davies Director Dec 1983 27 May 2011 4 other companies
Nicola Jayne Davies Director Apr 1976 14 Nov 2023 7 other companies
Simon John Houghton Director Apr 1973 28 Nov 2023 None
Nicola Jayne Davies Secretary Not published 31 Dec 2022 –

Other companies run by these 6 directors

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
9
closed down
2
run together
5

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£293k

+253% from £83.2k

Net assets

£5.00m

<1% from £4.96m

Cash at bank

£596k

+618% from £83.0k

Owed within a year

£2.61m

+20% from £2.17m

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £9.82m, for the year to 31 March 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 01247580. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (23)

2024

15 June 2024

  • Cookes Furniture (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of votes)

Companies House

2016

31 August 2016

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

FCA register

1976

8 March 1976

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 17
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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 23 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cookes Furniture Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Cookes Furniture Limited (FRN 742265) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2016 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Cookes Furniture’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 250 5050 and the website cookesfurniture.co.uk for Cookes Furniture. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cookes Furniture a scam or clone?
Cookes Furniture 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 Cookes Furniture?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Cookes Furniture handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Cookes Furniture to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Cookes Furniture?
Cookes Furniture is owned by Cookes Furniture (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of votes, since 15 June 2024.
Who runs Cookes Furniture?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Cookes Furniture: James David Pike, Michelle Louise Pike, Vanessa Jane Hoe, Jennifer Anne Davies, Nicola Jayne Davies and Simon John Houghton.
How long has Cookes Furniture been in business?
The company was formed on 8 March 1976, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2016.
What do Cookes Furniture’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show profit before tax of £293k (+253% from £83.2k) and net assets of £5.00m (<1% from £4.96m).

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