McShannon Trailer Sales Limited

Reference number: 738082

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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 mts-trailers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01695 724753 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WN8 9PW
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Other names (2)

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

  • Ian Charles McShannon Trading name
  • MTS 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.
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  • 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.

Company number
04363773
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 January 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
1a Potter Place West Pimbo, Industrial Estate Skelmersdale, Lancashire, WN8 9PW
Nature of business
  • Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian Charles Mcshannon Director Aug 1963 30 Jan 2002 1 other company
Graham Mills Director Jan 1971 1 Dec 2006 None
Claire Mcshannon Director Mar 1971 11 Feb 2016 1 other company
Ian Charles Mcshannon Secretary Not published 30 Jan 2002 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 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 company
1
still active
1
run together
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 3 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£3.66m

−18% from £4.45m

Cash at bank

£316k

−53% from £678k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£158k

−75% from £619k

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 04363773. 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

McShannon Trailer Sales’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (17)

2023

3 March 2023

  • Claire McShannon stopped being a part-owner
  • Ian Charles McShannon stopped being a part-owner
  • Mts Holdings (North West) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Claire McShannon became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Ian Charles McShannon became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

10 March 2016

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

FCA register

2002

30 January 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 17 events

  • All 17 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 17 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is McShannon Trailer Sales Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, McShannon Trailer Sales Limited (FRN 738082) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is McShannon Trailer Sales’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01695 724753 and the website mts-trailers.co.uk for McShannon Trailer Sales. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is McShannon Trailer Sales a scam or clone?
McShannon Trailer Sales 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 McShannon Trailer Sales?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how McShannon Trailer Sales handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about McShannon Trailer Sales to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns McShannon Trailer Sales?
McShannon Trailer Sales is owned by Mts Holdings (North West) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 3 March 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Ian Charles McShannon and Mrs Claire McShannon.
Who runs McShannon Trailer Sales?
Companies House lists 3 directors of McShannon Trailer Sales: Ian Charles McShannon, Graham Mills and Claire McShannon.
How long has McShannon Trailer Sales been in business?
The company was formed on 30 January 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
What do McShannon Trailer Sales’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £3.66m (−18% from £4.45m) and cash at bank of £316k (−53% from £678k).
Does McShannon Trailer Sales use any other names?
It trades as Ian Charles McShannon and MTS.

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