Cousins Furniture Stores Limited

Reference number: 731463

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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 cousinsfurniture.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 665 2000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B69 4HH
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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
01763756
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 October 1983 (43 years old)
Registered office
Springfield Industrial Estate, Manchester Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 4HH
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
John Shotton Director Jul 1968 1 Aug 1996 2 other companies
Robert Spencer Shotton Director Mar 1947 Not published 1 other company
Mark Andrew Steele Secretary Not published 12 Jan 2007 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
2
still active
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, 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
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£27.1k

−97% from £863k

Net assets

£14.7m

<1% from £14.6m

Cash at bank

£4.05m

−12% from £4.60m

Owed within a year

£2.79m

−4.1% from £2.91m

The accounts for the year to 30 June 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £13.1m, for the year to 30 June 2019.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 01763756. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (13)

2016

7 April 2016

  • Robert Spencer Shotton took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

26 January 2016

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

FCA register

1983

24 October 1983

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (4 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
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cousins Furniture Stores Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Cousins Furniture Stores Limited (FRN 731463) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2016 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Cousins Furniture Stores’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 665 2000 and the website cousinsfurniture.co.uk for Cousins Furniture Stores. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cousins Furniture Stores a scam or clone?
Cousins Furniture Stores 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 Cousins Furniture Stores?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Cousins Furniture Stores handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Cousins Furniture Stores to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Cousins Furniture Stores?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Cousins Furniture Stores: Mr Robert Spencer Shotton (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Cousins Furniture Stores?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Cousins Furniture Stores: John Shotton and Robert Spencer Shotton.
How long has Cousins Furniture Stores been in business?
The company was formed on 24 October 1983, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2016.
What do Cousins Furniture Stores’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show profit before tax of £27.1k (−97% from £863k) and net assets of £14.7m (<1% from £14.6m).

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