The Quay Art Company Limited

Reference number: 672503

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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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  • When quay-art.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01841 533534 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PL28 8AF
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Other names (5)

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

  • Bronze Frogs Trading name
  • Buy Art Online Trading name
  • Quay Art Trading name
  • The Stani Art Company Limited Former name
  • ARTfull Former 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.
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
08427271
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 March 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
9 North Quay, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8AF, England
Nature of business
  • Retail sale in commercial art galleries (SIC 47781)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Roger Chiltern Whittaker Director Nov 1958 4 Mar 2013 2 other companies
Susan Elizabeth Whittaker Director Oct 1954 4 Mar 2013 1 other company

Other companies run by these 2 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
2
closed down
2
run together
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£73.8k

−26% from £99.3k

Cash at bank

£29.9k

+38% from £21.7k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£127k

+13% from £112k

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08427271. 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 Quay Art Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (15)

2017

11 May 2017

  • Changed its registered name from "The Stani Art Company Limited"

FCA register

4 March 2017

  • Roger Chiltern Whittaker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Susan Elizabeth Whittaker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

30 April 2015

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

FCA register

2013

4 March 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is The Quay Art Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, The Quay Art Company Limited (FRN 672503) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2015 and works as a retailer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is The Quay Art Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01841 533534 and the website quay-art.co.uk for The Quay Art Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is The Quay Art Company a scam or clone?
The Quay Art Company 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 The Quay Art Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how The Quay Art Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about The Quay Art Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns The Quay Art Company?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of The Quay Art Company: Mr Roger Chiltern Whittaker (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Susan Elizabeth Whittaker (25–50% of shares).
Who runs The Quay Art Company?
Companies House lists 2 directors of The Quay Art Company: Roger Chiltern Whittaker and Susan Elizabeth Whittaker.
How long has The Quay Art Company been in business?
The company was formed on 4 March 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2015.
What do The Quay Art Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show total equity of £73.8k (−26% from £99.3k) and cash at bank of £29.9k (+38% from £21.7k).
Does The Quay Art Company use any other names?
It trades as Bronze Frogs, Buy Art Online and Quay Art. It has previously used 2 other names: The Stani Art Company Limited and ARTfull.

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