Thomas Lloyd Mail Order Limited

Reference number: 697772

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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 thomaslloyd.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01443 771333 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CF42 6DL
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Other names (1)

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

  • SofaSofa 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
01438380
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 July 1979 (47 years old)
Registered office
Unit 11, Abergorki Industrial Estate, Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan, CF42 6DL
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of other furniture (SIC 31090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Charles Edward Lloyd Ridgwell Director Jul 1969 11 Nov 1999 15 other companies
Barrie John Director Dec 1976 1 May 2004 2 other companies
Harry George Ridgwell Director Apr 1996 29 Apr 2026 6 other companies
Barrie John Secretary Not published 23 Nov 2001 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
15
closed down
7
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 15 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 6 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.10m

+62% from £1.30m

Cash at bank

£2.27m

+64% from £1.38m

Owed within a year

£609k

+6.4% from £573k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 01438380. 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

Thomas Lloyd Mail Order’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (26)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Charles Edward Lloyd Ridgwell gave up control
  • Charles Edward Lloyd Ridgwell took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Thomas Lloyd Home Furnishers Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

19 August 2015

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

FCA register

1979

19 July 1979

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 17
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Firms connected to Thomas Lloyd Mail Order

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Thomas Lloyd Mail Order. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share a director
1

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  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Thomas Lloyd Mail Order

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

In Treorchy

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In the Cardiff (CF) postcode area

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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 26 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Thomas Lloyd Mail Order Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Thomas Lloyd Mail Order Limited (FRN 697772) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Thomas Lloyd Mail Order’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01443 771333 and the website thomaslloyd.com for Thomas Lloyd Mail Order. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Thomas Lloyd Mail Order a scam or clone?
Thomas Lloyd Mail Order 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 Thomas Lloyd Mail Order?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Thomas Lloyd Mail Order handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Thomas Lloyd Mail Order to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Thomas Lloyd Mail Order?
Thomas Lloyd Mail Order is owned by Thomas Lloyd Home Furnishers Limited, which holds 50–75% of shares, 50–75% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr. Charles Edward Lloyd Ridgwell.
Who runs Thomas Lloyd Mail Order?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Thomas Lloyd Mail Order: Charles Edward Lloyd Ridgwell, Barrie John and Harry George Ridgwell.
How long has Thomas Lloyd Mail Order been in business?
The company was formed on 19 July 1979, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2015.
What do Thomas Lloyd Mail Order’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £2.10m (+62% from £1.30m) and cash at bank of £2.27m (+64% from £1.38m).
Does Thomas Lloyd Mail Order use any other names?
It trades as SofaSofa.

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