Steve Faulkner Carpets Limited: FCA regulated?

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.

Appointed for 11 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2003
Accounts filed up to 31 March 2025
On its latest accounts it owed £4,363 more than it owned

Responsible principal firm

United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited Reference number: 656323 Authorised View firm →

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.
Steve Faulkner Carpets Limited (FRN 707412) is an AR of United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited (FRN 656323). When you use Steve Faulkner Carpets's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
Example: if you take financial advice from Steve Faulkner 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

01924 200141
Address

United Carpets, 4a Ings Road Retail Park, Wakefield, WF1 1DZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01924 200141 is
Who else gives the postcode WF1 1DZ

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 number: 04900959 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 16 September 2003 (23 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
Steven Eric Faulkner	Director	Jun 1962	16 Sep 2003	3 other companies
Lynn Karen Faulkner	Secretary	Not published	16 Sep 2003	–

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: 3
closed down: 2
is FCA-registered: 1

In the full report: all 3 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 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£4,363

Up £33.1k from −£37.5k

Cash at bank

£152k

+236% from £45.3k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£301k

+15% from £262k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £4,363 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

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 04900959. 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

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

2016

6 April 2016

Steve Eric Faulkner 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

2003

16 September 2003

Incorporated at Companies House
Steven Eric Faulkner appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms connected to Steve Faulkner Carpets

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Steve Faulkner Carpets. 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

Firms like Steve Faulkner Carpets

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

In Wakefield

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In the Wakefield (WF) postcode area

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6 years of accounts, charted
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Steve Faulkner Carpets Limited FCA authorised?

Steve Faulkner Carpets Limited (FRN 707412) 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 Steve Faulkner 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. Steve Faulkner Carpets Limited (FRN 707412) is an AR of United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited (FRN 656323). When you use Steve Faulkner Carpets's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Steve Faulkner 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 Steve Faulkner Carpets’ phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01924 200141 for Steve Faulkner Carpets. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Steve Faulkner Carpets a scam or clone?

Steve Faulkner 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 Steve Faulkner Carpets?

Protection works through United Carpets (Franchisor) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Steve Faulkner Carpets's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Steve Faulkner Carpets?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Steve Faulkner Carpets: Mr Steve Eric Faulkner (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Steve Faulkner Carpets?

Companies House lists one director of Steve Faulkner Carpets: Steven Eric Faulkner.

How long has Steve Faulkner Carpets been in business?

The company was formed on 16 September 2003.

What do Steve Faulkner Carpets’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of −£4,363 (up £33.1k from −£37.5k) and cash at bank of £152k (+236% from £45.3k).

Does Steve Faulkner Carpets use any other names?

It trades as United Carpets Woodfloors and Beds.