Blairs Catering Equipment Limited

Reference number: 744789

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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 blairscateringequipment.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01294 213553 is
  • Who else gives the postcode KA11 4HR
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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
  • 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company number
SC459671
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 September 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
Unit 9 Whittle Place, South Newmoor Industrial Estate, Irvine, KA11 4HR, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Repair of other equipment (SIC 33190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David Hamilton Blair Director Aug 1983 20 Sep 2013 1 other company
Kenneth Anthony Blair Director Dec 1977 20 Sep 2013 2 other companies

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
2
closed down
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 2 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
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£343k

+8.9% from £315k

Employees (average)

8

−11% from 9

Owed within a year

£368k

−10% from £410k

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC459671. 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

Blairs Catering Equipment’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (15)

2023

6 April 2023

  • Gemma Blair stopped being a part-owner
  • Kenneth Anthony Blair became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Maureen Blair stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

1 May 2017

  • Kenneth Anthony Blair stopped being a part-owner
  • Maureen Blair became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

31 March 2017

  • Gemma Blair became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

20 September 2016

  • David Hamilton Blair became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Kenneth Anthony Blair became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

5 May 2016

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

FCA register

2013

20 September 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Blairs Catering Equipment Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Blairs Catering Equipment Limited (FRN 744789) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Blairs Catering Equipment’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01294 213553 and the website blairscateringequipment.co.uk for Blairs Catering Equipment. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Blairs Catering Equipment a scam or clone?
Blairs Catering Equipment 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 Blairs Catering Equipment?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Blairs Catering Equipment handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Blairs Catering Equipment to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Blairs Catering Equipment?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Blairs Catering Equipment: Mr Kenneth Anthony Blair (25–50% of shares) and Mr David Hamilton Blair (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Maureen Blair and Ms Gemma Blair.
Who runs Blairs Catering Equipment?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Blairs Catering Equipment: David Hamilton Blair and Kenneth Anthony Blair.
How long has Blairs Catering Equipment been in business?
The company was formed on 20 September 2013, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2016.
What do Blairs Catering Equipment’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £343k (+8.9% from £315k).

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