Strachan Furniture Makers Limited

Reference number: 674646

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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 strachan.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 239 6200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS13 4UN
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Other names (2)

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

  • Convert-A-Room Trading name
  • Strachan 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

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
02803216
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 March 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office
2 Dolphin Court Stanningley Road, Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 4UN, England
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of other furniture (SIC 31090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Adam James Strachan Director Jan 1968 1 Apr 2004 2 other companies
Adam James Strachan Secretary Not published 1 Apr 2004 2 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
2
still active
2

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

Year to 30 June 2023Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£85.4k

No earlier figure to compare

Net assets

£1.87m

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Cash at bank

£2.44m

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Employees (average)

70

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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 02803216. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (14)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Strachan Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

5 October 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1993

24 March 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 14 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Strachan Furniture Makers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Strachan Furniture Makers Limited (FRN 674646) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Strachan Furniture Makers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 239 6200 and the website strachan.co.uk for Strachan Furniture Makers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Strachan Furniture Makers a scam or clone?
Strachan Furniture Makers 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 Strachan Furniture Makers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Strachan Furniture Makers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Strachan Furniture Makers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Strachan Furniture Makers?
Strachan Furniture Makers is owned by Strachan Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Strachan Furniture Makers?
Companies House lists one director of Strachan Furniture Makers: Adam James Strachan.
How long has Strachan Furniture Makers been in business?
The company was formed on 24 March 1993, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2015.
What do Strachan Furniture Makers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2023, show profit before tax of −£85.4k (no earlier figure to compare) and net assets of £1.87m (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Strachan Furniture Makers use any other names?
It trades as Convert-A-Room and Strachan.

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