Rice & Cole Limited

Reference number: 1015101

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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 montecarloparks.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01780 782344 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CM0 8AN
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Other names (1)

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

  • Sea End Country Park 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
00741967
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
26 November 1962 (63 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor Origin One, 108 High Street, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1BD, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Cedric Annis Director Jul 1964 22 Jun 2018 30 other companies

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 companies
30
closed down
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 30 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£9.03m

−5.9% from £9.60m

Cash at bank

£69.3k

−43% from £122k

Employees (average)

7

−42% from 12

Owed within a year

£1.64m

+109% from £783k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 00741967. 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

Rice & Cole’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (21)

2024

2 September 2024

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

FCA register

2018

22 June 2018

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Helen Elizabeth Oliver stopped being a part-owner
  • Jennifer Ruby Lyon-Hall stopped being a part-owner
  • Monte Carlo Parks Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Nicholas Martin Oliver stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Helen Elizabeth Oliver became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Jennifer Ruby Lyon-Hall became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Nicholas Martin Oliver became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1962

26 November 1962

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Rice & Cole

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Rice & Cole. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Rice & Cole

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

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  • 30 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Rice & Cole Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Rice & Cole Limited (FRN 1015101) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2024 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Rice & Cole’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01780 782344 and the website montecarloparks.co.uk for Rice & Cole. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Rice & Cole a scam or clone?
Rice & Cole 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 Rice & Cole?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Rice & Cole handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Rice & Cole to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Rice & Cole?
Rice & Cole is owned by Monte Carlo Parks Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 22 June 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Jennifer Ruby Lyon-Hall, Mrs Helen Elizabeth Oliver and Mr Nicholas Martin Oliver.
Who runs Rice & Cole?
Companies House lists one director of Rice & Cole: Michael Cedric Annis.
How long has Rice & Cole been in business?
The company was formed on 26 November 1962, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2024.
What do Rice & Cole’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £9.03m (−5.9% from £9.60m) and cash at bank of £69.3k (−43% from £122k).
Does Rice & Cole use any other names?
It trades as Sea End Country Park.

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