Essex Furniture Outlets Ltd

Reference number: 975165

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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 furnitureoutletstores.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07815 540134 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS14 3EZ
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Other names (3)

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

  • Furniture Outlets Trading name
  • Furniture Outlet Stores Trading name
  • nowfurniture.co.uk Former trading name

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
08980266
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 April 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Suite 3, First Floor Phoenix House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3EZ, England
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
Lloyd Bellis Director Mar 2002 30 Mar 2026 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Turnover

£14.2m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Profit before tax

£1.76m

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£2.07m

+64% from £1.26m

Cash at bank

£1.24m

+79% from £691k

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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08980266. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (19)

2026

30 March 2026

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2022

19 May 2022

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

FCA register

2020

22 April 2020

  • Salliann Bellis stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2018

20 March 2018

  • Salliann Bellis became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ianto Bellis took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

7 April 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms like Essex Furniture Outlets

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

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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Essex Furniture Outlets Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Essex Furniture Outlets Ltd (FRN 975165) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2022 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Essex Furniture Outlets’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07815 540134 and the website furnitureoutletstores.co.uk for Essex Furniture Outlets. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Essex Furniture Outlets a scam or clone?
Essex Furniture Outlets 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 Essex Furniture Outlets?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Essex Furniture Outlets handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Essex Furniture Outlets to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Essex Furniture Outlets?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Essex Furniture Outlets: Mr Ianto Bellis (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Salliann Bellis.
Who runs Essex Furniture Outlets?
Companies House lists one director of Essex Furniture Outlets: Lloyd Bellis.
How long has Essex Furniture Outlets been in business?
The company was formed on 7 April 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2022.
What do Essex Furniture Outlets’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show turnover of £14.2m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and profit before tax of £1.76m (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time).
Does Essex Furniture Outlets use any other names?
It trades as Furniture Outlets and Furniture Outlet Stores. It has previously used the name nowfurniture.co.uk.

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