Exclusive Furniture Limited

Reference number: 680769

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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 betterbeds.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8853 1155 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DA8 2JA
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Other names (2)

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

  • Better Beds Trading name
  • The Better Beds Store 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
02730067
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 July 1992 (34 years old)
Registered office
Brachers Solicitors, 57-59 London Road, Maidstone, ME16 8JH, United Kingdom
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
Tony Darren Payne Director Feb 1968 8 Oct 2001 1 other company

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 company
1
still active
0
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£125k

Down £122k from −£3,063

Employees (average)

19

Same as 19

Owed within a year

£477k

+31% from £363k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £125k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 02730067. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (22)

2016

16 October 2016

  • Robert John James Feeney stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Edward Frederick Friend became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Robert John James Feeney became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Tony Darren Payne gained significant control

Companies House

2015

4 June 2015

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

FCA register

1992

10 July 1992

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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  • 1 other company 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 Exclusive Furniture Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Exclusive Furniture Limited (FRN 680769) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Exclusive Furniture’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8853 1155 and the website betterbeds.co.uk for Exclusive Furniture. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Exclusive Furniture a scam or clone?
Exclusive 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 Exclusive Furniture?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Exclusive Furniture handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Exclusive Furniture to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Exclusive Furniture?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Exclusive Furniture: Mr. Edward Frederick Friend (25–50% of shares) and Mr Tony Darren Payne (can appoint and remove the board). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Robert John James Feeney.
Who runs Exclusive Furniture?
Companies House lists one director of Exclusive Furniture: Tony Darren Payne.
How long has Exclusive Furniture been in business?
The company was formed on 10 July 1992, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2015.
What do Exclusive Furniture’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of −£125k (down £122k from −£3,063).
Does Exclusive Furniture use any other names?
It trades as Better Beds and The Better Beds Store.

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