Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) Ltd: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 4 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2014
Accounts filed up to 30 April 2025

Website, phone number and address

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No website on the FCA register
Phone number

01424 851460
Address

Sussex Bed Centre, King Offa Way, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 2UA, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

What kind of line 01424 851460 is, and the 11 other firms that give it
Who else gives the postcode TN40 2UA

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: 09218430 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 15 September 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office: Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) Ltd, King Offa Way, Bexhill, East Sussex, TN40 2UA
Nature of business: Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Matthew Robert Pickering	Director	Sep 1974	15 Sep 2014	16 other companies
Stephen John Pickering	Director	Sep 1972	15 Sep 2014	19 other companies
John Paul Rayment	Director	Feb 1973	15 Sep 2014	13 other companies
Suzanne Helen Grace Skinner	Director	Jan 1979	13 Jan 2016	18 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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: 22
closed down: 5
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 22 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
The 13 on the FCA register
The 19 companies these 4 directors run together

Filed accounts and finances

18 months to 30 April 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£157k

+43% from £110k

Cash at bank

£10.6k

−83% from £61.3k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£288k

+105% from £141k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2019 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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09218430. 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

Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (10)

2021

1 December 2021

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Sussex Bed Centre (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

15 September 2014

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 10 events

All 10 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 4

Firms connected to Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill)

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms: 12
share a director: 12
share its phone number: 11

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (11), the same postcode (1)
Who links each one: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill)

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

In Bexhill-on-Sea

Sussex Bed Centre (Distribution) LtdBexhill-on-SeaAuthorised Kalibrate LimitedBexhill-On-SeaAppointed representative Mr Floor Sussex LtdBexhill-On-SeaAppointed representative

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22 other companies its directors have run, named
2 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 10 events in its history
12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) Ltd FCA authorised?

Yes, Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) Ltd (FRN 953958) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2021 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill)’s phone number?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01424 851460 for Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 11 other FCA firms.

Is Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) a scam or clone?

Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) 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 Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill)?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill)?

Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) is owned by Sussex Bed Centre (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill)?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill): Matthew Robert Pickering, Stephen John Pickering, John Paul Rayment and Suzanne Helen Grace Skinner.

How long has Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill) been in business?

The company was formed on 15 September 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2021.

What do Sussex Bed Centre (Bexhill)’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £157k (+43% from £110k) and cash at bank of £10.6k (−83% from £61.3k).