Acorn Mobility Services Ltd.

Reference number: 720580

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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 acornstairlifts.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01535 291000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BD20 6RB
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Other names (3)

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

  • Acorn Stairlifts Trading name
  • Brooks Stairlifts Trading name
  • Stairability Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers 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 (4 permissions)
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

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
02593771
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 March 1991 (35 years old)
Registered office
Telecom House Millennium, Business Park Station Road, Steeton Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD20 6RB
Nature of business
  • Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified (SIC 32990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Stewart Jakes Director May 1956 1 Jan 2005 27 other companies
Nicholas Wilson Director Jan 1973 30 Sep 2016 None
Joanne Amanda Richardson Director Oct 1976 25 Sep 2017 3 other companies
Patrick Francis Bethell Director Oct 1988 20 Oct 2017 None
Katherine Suzanne Gledhill Director May 1972 1 Apr 2020 None

Other companies run by these 5 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
27
still active
27
run together
3

In the full report: all 27 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 companies these 5 directors run together
  • All 14 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2023Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£34.1m

−13% from £39.4m

Cash at bank

£4.71m

−16% from £5.62m

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£24.5m

+32% from £18.5m

Assets and liabilities

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 02593771. 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

Acorn Mobility Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (32)

2016

25 April 2016

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

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • John Stewart Jakes took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1991

21 March 1991

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 32 events

  • All 32 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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  • 27 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 32 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Acorn Mobility Services Ltd. FCA authorised?
Yes, Acorn Mobility Services Ltd. (FRN 720580) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Acorn Mobility Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01535 291000 and the website acornstairlifts.co.uk for Acorn Mobility Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Acorn Mobility Services a scam or clone?
Acorn Mobility Services 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 Acorn Mobility Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Acorn Mobility Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Acorn Mobility Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Acorn Mobility Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Acorn Mobility Services: Mr John Stewart Jakes (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Acorn Mobility Services?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Acorn Mobility Services: John Stewart Jakes, Nicholas Wilson, Joanne Amanda Richardson, Patrick Francis Bethell and Katherine Suzanne Gledhill.
How long has Acorn Mobility Services been in business?
The company was formed on 21 March 1991, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2016.
What do Acorn Mobility Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2023, show net assets of £34.1m (−13% from £39.4m) and cash at bank of £4.71m (−16% from £5.62m).
Does Acorn Mobility Services use any other names?
It trades as Acorn Stairlifts, Brooks Stairlifts and Stairability.

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