Nelson Carpets Limited

Reference number: 707390

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Nelson Carpets Limited (FRN 707390) is an AR of United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited (FRN 656323). When you use Nelson Carpets's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Nelson Carpets, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01257 275400

  • Address

    50 Bolton Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3DL, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 01257 275400 is
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Other names (1)

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

  • United Carpets Woodfloors and Beds Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 November 2010 (15 years old)
Registered office
Horizon House 2, Whiting Street, Sheffield, S8 9QR
Nature of business
  • Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (SIC 47530)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen Brown Director Feb 1963 4 Nov 2010 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£83.3k

Down £34.6k from −£48.6k

Cash at bank

£6,515

−70% from £22.0k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£150k

+22% from £123k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £83.3k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

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  • 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 07430310. 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

Nelson Carpets’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Stephen Brown took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 June 2015

  • Became an appointed representative
  • Began trading as "United Carpets Woodfloors and Beds"

FCA register

2010

4 November 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Stephen Brown appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms like Nelson Carpets

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

In Chorley

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Nelson Carpets Limited FCA authorised?
Nelson Carpets Limited (FRN 707390) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Nelson Carpets?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Nelson Carpets Limited (FRN 707390) is an AR of United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited (FRN 656323). When you use Nelson Carpets's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Nelson Carpets, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Nelson Carpets’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01257 275400 for Nelson Carpets. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Nelson Carpets a scam or clone?
Nelson Carpets 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 Nelson Carpets?
Protection works through United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Nelson Carpets's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Nelson Carpets?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Nelson Carpets: Mr Stephen Brown (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Nelson Carpets?
Companies House lists one director of Nelson Carpets: Stephen Brown.
How long has Nelson Carpets been in business?
The company was formed on 4 November 2010.
What do Nelson Carpets’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of −£83.3k (down £34.6k from −£48.6k) and cash at bank of £6,515 (−70% from £22.0k).
Does Nelson Carpets use any other names?
It trades as United Carpets Woodfloors and Beds.

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