Island Carriers Limited

Reference number: 1048848

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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

BOC LIMITED Reference number: 715528 Caution 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.
  • Island Carriers Limited (FRN 1048848) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Island Carriers.
  • Example: if Island Carriers refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Island Carriers 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 islesofscillyfreight.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01720 424231 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TR21 0JY
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Boc 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
04948289
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 October 2003 (22 years old)
Registered office
Unit 2a, Porthmellon Industrial Estate, St Mary's, Isles Of Scilly, TR21 0JY
Nature of business
  • Freight transport by road (SIC 49410)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stuart Kenneth Reid Director Sep 1979 4 Oct 2017 5 other companies
Judith Eva Piper Director Jun 1974 15 Sep 2022 11 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
13
still active
13
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 13 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2021Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

−£653k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£100

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Employees (average)

13

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Owed within a year

£814k

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Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £653k more than it owned.

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 04948289. 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

Island Carriers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (17)

2026

26 January 2026

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Isles Of Scilly Steamship Company Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2014

20 February 2014

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2011

24 May 2011

  • Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over

Companies House

2003

30 October 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Island Carriers

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Island Carriers. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Island Carriers Limited FCA authorised?
Island Carriers Limited (FRN 1048848) 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 Island Carriers?
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. Island Carriers Limited (FRN 1048848) introduces customers to BOC LIMITED (FRN 715528). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Island Carriers. Example: if Island Carriers refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Island Carriers 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 Island Carriers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01720 424231 and the website islesofscillyfreight.co.uk for Island Carriers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Island Carriers a scam or clone?
Island Carriers 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 Island Carriers?
Protection works through Boc Limited, the principal firm responsible for Island Carriers's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Island Carriers?
Island Carriers is owned by Isles Of Scilly Steamship Company Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Island Carriers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Island Carriers: Stuart Kenneth Reid and Judith Eva Piper.
How long has Island Carriers been in business?
The company was formed on 30 October 2003.
What do Island Carriers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2021, show net assets of −£653k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £100 (no earlier figure to compare).

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