Downshire Caravans Ltd

Reference number: 1011076

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Switcha Limited Reference number: 828963 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • DOWNSHIRE CARAVANS LTD (FRN 1011076) introduces customers to Switcha Limited (FRN 828963). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not DOWNSHIRE CARAVANS.
  • Example: if DOWNSHIRE CARAVANS refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from DOWNSHIRE CARAVANS itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When downshirecaravansdirect.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07513 117581 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BT25 1LB
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Switcha Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
NI649142
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 November 2017 (8 years old)
Registered office
45a Killysorrell Road, Dromore, BT25 1LB, Northern Ireland
Nature of business
  • Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
  • Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200)
  • Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45320)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jonathan Burns Director Oct 1975 7 Aug 2019 None
Lee Burns Director Oct 1982 29 Jan 2024 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
still active
1
went insolvent
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
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£761

−90% from £7,781

Employees (average)

3

−25% from 4

Owed within a year

£79.3k

+188% from £27.5k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 NI649142. 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

Downshire Caravans’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (11)

2024

30 August 2024

  • Lee Burns became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

20 March 2024

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2019

7 August 2019

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over
  • Jonathan Burns became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Lee Burns gave up control

Companies House

2017

7 November 2017

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Lee Burns took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

  • All 11 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like Downshire Caravans

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In Dromore

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 11 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Downshire Caravans Ltd FCA authorised?
Downshire Caravans Ltd (FRN 1011076) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Downshire Caravans?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Downshire Caravans Ltd (FRN 1011076) introduces customers to Switcha Limited (FRN 828963). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Downshire Caravans. Example: if Downshire Caravans refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Downshire Caravans itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Downshire Caravans’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07513 117581 and the website downshirecaravansdirect.com for Downshire Caravans. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Downshire Caravans a scam or clone?
Downshire Caravans 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 Downshire Caravans?
Protection works through Switcha Limited, the principal firm responsible for Downshire Caravans's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Downshire Caravans?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Downshire Caravans: Mr Lee Burns (25–50% of shares) and Mr Jonathan Burns (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Downshire Caravans?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Downshire Caravans: Jonathan Burns and Lee Burns.
How long has Downshire Caravans been in business?
The company was formed on 7 November 2017.
What do Downshire Caravans’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £761 (−90% from £7,781).

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