The Finest Reptiles and Exotics
Reference number: 972336
Instant download
Introducer appointed representative
This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.
- Appointed for 4 years
- Protected through the principal
- No FCA actions
- Active company since 2017
- Accounts filed up to 30 March 2022
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House
- On its latest accounts it owed £62.0k more than it owned
Responsible principal firm
Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Limited Reference number: 304839 View firm →What does this mean?
- An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
- The Finest Reptiles and Exotics (FRN 972336) introduces customers to Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Limited (FRN 304839). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not The Finest Reptiles and Exotics.
- Example: if The Finest Reptiles and Exotics refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from The Finest Reptiles and Exotics itself.
- 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.
-
Phone number
-
Address
34-36 Peabody Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6EY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When reptasia.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01252 371111 is
- Who else gives the postcode GU14 6EY
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Reptasia Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) 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, freeYou 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.
Concerns on the company record
- Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
- Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
- Company name
- THE FINEST REPTILES AND EXOTICS LIMITED
- Company number
- 11082252 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 24 November 2017 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- 34-36 Peabody Road, Farnborough, GU14 6EY, England
- Nature of business
-
- Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores (SIC 47760)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Fines | Director | Aug 1988 | 24 Nov 2017 | None |
In the full report: every company its directors have run
- Confirmation that its director runs no other company
- Both people who have been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
−£62.0k
−214% from £54.2k
Employees (average)
8
Same as 8
Owed within a year
£64.0k
Up £72.3k from −£8,218
Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £62.0k more than it owned.
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 4 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 to 2022
- 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 11082252. 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
The Finest Reptiles and Exotics’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2022
17 March 2022
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2017
24 November 2017
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Luke Fines took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 7 events
- All 7 events in its history (3 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms connected to The Finest Reptiles and Exotics
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Finest Reptiles and Exotics. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like The Finest Reptiles and Exotics
Other firms of the same type (retailer), nearest first.
In Farnborough
In the Guildford (GU) postcode area
Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.
Get the full report on The Finest Reptiles and Exotics
Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.
- Every company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 4 years of accounts, charted
- All 7 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe
Frequently asked questions about this firm
Is The Finest Reptiles and Exotics FCA authorised?
What does introducer appointed representative mean for The Finest Reptiles and Exotics?
What is The Finest Reptiles and Exotics’ phone number and website?
Is The Finest Reptiles and Exotics a scam or clone?
Is my money safe with The Finest Reptiles and Exotics?
Who owns The Finest Reptiles and Exotics?
Who runs The Finest Reptiles and Exotics?
How long has The Finest Reptiles and Exotics been in business?
What do The Finest Reptiles and Exotics’ latest accounts show?
Does The Finest Reptiles and Exotics use any other names?
Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk