R.c. Austin Limited

Reference number: 718783

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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 austins-uk.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01626 333444 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TQ12 2DU
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Other names (1)

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

  • Austins Department 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.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • 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
00254274
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 February 1931 (95 years old)
Registered office
82 Saint John Street, London, EC1M 4JN
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale in non-specialised stores (SIC 47190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Charles Austin Director May 1951 Not published 5 other companies
Mary Elaine White Director Dec 1949 Not published 3 other companies
Mary Elaine White Secretary Not published 23 Dec 1993 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
5
closed down
3
run together
3

In the full report: all 5 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 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 1 February 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£337k

−29% from £476k

Net assets

£6.91m

+3.4% from £6.69m

Cash at bank

£1.03m

+5.4% from £982k

Owed within a year

£1.26m

−10% from £1.40m

The accounts for the year to 1 February 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £5.31m, for the year to 29 January 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 00254274. 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

R.c. Austin’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (15)

2025

22 August 2025

  • Paul Kerr Ashton stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2024

26 October 2024

  • Mary Elaine White became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Mary Elaine White stopped being a part-owner
  • Paul Kerr Ashton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Stephen Pallister became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Charles Austin became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Mary Elaine White became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

12 November 2015

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

FCA register

1931

18 February 1931

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is R.c. Austin Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, R.c. Austin Limited (FRN 718783) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is R.c. Austin’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01626 333444 and the website austins-uk.com for R.c. Austin. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is R.c. Austin a scam or clone?
R.c. Austin 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 R.c. Austin?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how R.c. Austin handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about R.c. Austin to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns R.c. Austin?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of R.c. Austin: Mr Stephen Pallister (25–50% of shares), Mary Elaine White (25–50% of shares) and David Charles Austin (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Kerr Ashton.
Who runs R.c. Austin?
Companies House lists 2 directors of R.c. Austin: David Charles Austin and Mary Elaine White.
How long has R.c. Austin been in business?
The company was formed on 18 February 1931, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2015.
What do R.c. Austin’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 1 February 2025, show profit before tax of £337k (−29% from £476k) and net assets of £6.91m (+3.4% from £6.69m).
Does R.c. Austin use any other names?
It trades as Austins Department Store.

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