A.y.morton and Company Limited

Reference number: 1001749

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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 aymorton.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01357 522311 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ML10 6BE
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Other names (1)

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

  • AY Morton 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
SC057945
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 June 1975 (51 years old)
Registered office
Old Station, Station Road, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, ML10 6BE
Nature of business
  • Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft (SIC 46140)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alastair Young Morton Director Mar 1974 27 Jun 2003 1 other company
Kirsty Margaret Redfern Director Nov 1978 1 Jun 2023 3 other companies
Margaret Craig Fife Morton Director Dec 1950 Not published 1 other company
Margaret Craig Fife Morton Secretary Not published Not published 1 other company

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
4
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 4 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£140k

+19% from £118k

Cash at bank

£77.0k

−9.2% from £84.8k

Owed within a year

£479k

+29% from £371k

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
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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 SC057945. 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

A.y.morton and Company’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (13)

2024

19 January 2024

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

FCA register

2020

12 November 2020

  • Margaret Craig Fife Morton stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alastair Young Morton took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Margaret Craig Fife Morton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

1975

19 June 1975

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is A.y.morton and Company Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, A.y.morton and Company Limited (FRN 1001749) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2024 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is A.y.morton and Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01357 522311 and the website aymorton.co.uk for A.y.morton and Company. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is A.y.morton and Company a scam or clone?
A.y.morton and 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 A.y.morton and Company?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how A.y.morton and Company handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about A.y.morton and Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns A.y.morton and Company?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of A.y.morton and Company: Mr Alastair Young Morton (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Margaret Craig Fife Morton.
Who runs A.y.morton and Company?
Companies House lists 3 directors of A.y.morton and Company: Alastair Young Morton, Kirsty Margaret Redfern and Margaret Craig Fife Morton.
How long has A.y.morton and Company been in business?
The company was formed on 19 June 1975, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2024.
What do A.y.morton and Company’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £140k (+19% from £118k) and cash at bank of £77.0k (−9.2% from £84.8k).
Does A.y.morton and Company use any other names?
It trades as AY Morton.

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