Aquila Truck Centres Limited

Reference number: 790260

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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 aquilatrucks.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 520 1234 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DY4 7BY
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Other names (2)

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

  • Aquila Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Aquila Trucks Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

FCA disciplinary action

FCA action

action
1
most recent
April 2026
  • Authorisation restored on 28 April 2026
    An annulment application was accepted by the Authority and the firm’s authorisation was restored on 28 April 2026.
  • Permission varied or cancelled on 16 June 2025
    Name: Aquila Truck Centres Ltd Reference Number: 790260 Type of action:  Cancellation  The Authority has cancelled the permission and withdrawn the authorisation of Aquila Truck Centres Ltd “the Firm” of Chimney Road Tipton West Midlands DY4 7BY UNITED KINGDOM (principal place of business address) and The Hill, Newcastle Road, Sandbach, Cheshire, United Kingdom, CW11 1JJ (Companies House address) The reason for this action is that the Authority considers the Firm is carrying on no regulated activities to which its Part 4A permission relates.    The Authority’s action took effect on 16 June 2025 and a copy of the Notice of Decision issued under Schedule 6A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the Act), which sets out the reason for the action, is displayed on the Authority’s website and can be accessed using the following link:    https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/decision-notices/aquila-truck-centres-ltd-2025.pdf   As a consequence of this action the Firm is no longer an authorised firm for the purposes of the Act and it may not carry on regulated activities which fall within the scope of the Act.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
3 October 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Lower Brook Garage, The Hill, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 1JJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Peter Jones Director Jun 1972 2 Jun 2015 1 other company
Gary Mullaney Director Jan 1971 23 Mar 2016 20 other companies
Jack Mullaney Director Sep 1997 9 Nov 2022 6 other companies
Emily Mullaney Director Mar 2001 8 Nov 2024 5 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
21
closed down
12
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 21 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

16 months to 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

£505k

Not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time

Net assets

£1.70m

+4.6% from £1.62m

Cash at bank

£293k

+281% from £76.9k

Owed within a year

£7.36m

+3% from £7.15m

The previous accounts cover 12 months, so turnover and profit are not compared with them.

The accounts for the 16 months to 30 April 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £18.6m, for the year to 31 December 2021.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 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 09248139. 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

Aquila Truck Centres’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2026

28 April 2026

  • FCA action: Authorisation restored

FCA register

2025

16 June 2025

  • FCA action: Permission varied or cancelled

FCA register

2024

6 March 2024

  • Aquila Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Gary Mullaney stopped being a part-owner
  • Karen Mullaney stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

15 December 2017

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

FCA register

2016

15 October 2016

  • Gary Mullaney gave up control
  • Karen Mullaney became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Gary Mullaney became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Gary Mullaney took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

3 October 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms like Aquila Truck Centres

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

In Tipton

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  • 21 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aquila Truck Centres Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Aquila Truck Centres Limited (FRN 790260) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2017 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Aquila Truck Centres’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 520 1234 and the website aquilatrucks.com for Aquila Truck Centres. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Aquila Truck Centres a scam or clone?
Aquila Truck Centres 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 Aquila Truck Centres?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Aquila Truck Centres handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Aquila Truck Centres to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Aquila Truck Centres?
Aquila Truck Centres is owned by Aquila Group Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 March 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Karen Mullaney and Mr Gary Mullaney.
Who runs Aquila Truck Centres?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Aquila Truck Centres: Peter Jones, Gary Mullaney, Jack Mullaney and Emily Mullaney.
How long has Aquila Truck Centres been in business?
The company was formed on 3 October 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2017.
What do Aquila Truck Centres’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show profit before tax of £505k (not compared: the previous accounts cover a different length of time) and net assets of £1.70m (+4.6% from £1.62m).
Has the FCA taken action against Aquila Truck Centres?
Yes. The FCA register records 1 change to its permissions in 2025. The details are in the disciplinary section above, with links to the FCA's notices.
Does Aquila Truck Centres use any other names?
It trades as Aquila and Aquila Trucks.

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