Agricultural Plant Hire Limited

Reference number: 673595

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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 aphltd.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01733 840691 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PE7 2DU
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Other names (1)

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

  • APH 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 (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
01378885
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 July 1978 (48 years old)
Registered office
Rutland House, Minerva Business Park Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6PZ
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment (SIC 77310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Abigail Cernik Director Mar 1990 1 Feb 2012 3 other companies
Stephen James Allen Director Mar 1949 Not published 28 other companies
Jasmine Marie Allen Secretary Not published Not published –

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
31
closed down
9
still active
22

In the full report: all 31 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
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£1.14m

−20% from £1.43m

Cash at bank

£273k

−2.8% from £281k

Owed within a year

£2.42m

−14% from £2.80m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 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 01378885. 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

Agricultural Plant Hire’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (13)

2016

6 April 2016

  • A.P.H. (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

8 May 2015

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

FCA register

1978

17 July 1978

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Agricultural Plant Hire Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Agricultural Plant Hire Limited (FRN 673595) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Agricultural Plant Hire’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01733 840691 and the website aphltd.co.uk for Agricultural Plant Hire. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Agricultural Plant Hire a scam or clone?
Agricultural Plant Hire 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 Agricultural Plant Hire?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Agricultural Plant Hire handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Agricultural Plant Hire to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Agricultural Plant Hire?
Agricultural Plant Hire is owned by A.P.H. (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and held through a firm, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Agricultural Plant Hire?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Agricultural Plant Hire: Abigail Cernik and Stephen James Allen.
How long has Agricultural Plant Hire been in business?
The company was formed on 17 July 1978, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2015.
What do Agricultural Plant Hire’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.14m (−20% from £1.43m) and cash at bank of £273k (−2.8% from £281k).
Does Agricultural Plant Hire use any other names?
It trades as APH.

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