Ranch Trucks And Trailers Limited

Reference number: 799647

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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 ranchtrailers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01949 842038 is
  • Who else gives the postcode NG13 8GF
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Other names (2)

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

  • Ranch Van Sales Trading name
  • Ranch Vehicle Sales Trading name

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 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
01100144
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 March 1973 (53 years old)
Registered office
Ranch House, 1 Chapel Lane, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, NG13 8GF
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified (SIC 28290)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Sheppard Director Aug 1946 Not published 6 other companies
Patricia Anne Sheppard Secretary Not published 5 Nov 1999 –

Other companies run by its director

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
6
closed down
1
still active
5

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.89m

+14% from £2.54m

Cash at bank

£565k

+109% from £270k

Employees (average)

4

Same as 4

Owed within a year

£2.94m

+1.1% from £2.90m

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 01100144. 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

Ranch Trucks And Trailers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (13)

2018

11 June 2018

  • Michael Sheppard gave up control
  • Sheppard Investment Co Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

16 March 2018

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

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Michael Sheppard took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1973

6 March 1973

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Ranch Trucks And Trailers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Ranch Trucks And Trailers Limited (FRN 799647) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2018 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Ranch Trucks And Trailers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01949 842038 and the website ranchtrailers.co.uk for Ranch Trucks And Trailers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Ranch Trucks And Trailers a scam or clone?
Ranch Trucks And Trailers 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 Ranch Trucks And Trailers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Ranch Trucks And Trailers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Ranch Trucks And Trailers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Ranch Trucks And Trailers?
Ranch Trucks And Trailers is owned by Sheppard Investment Co Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 11 June 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael Sheppard.
Who runs Ranch Trucks And Trailers?
Companies House lists one director of Ranch Trucks And Trailers: Michael Sheppard.
How long has Ranch Trucks And Trailers been in business?
The company was formed on 6 March 1973, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2018.
What do Ranch Trucks And Trailers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £2.89m (+14% from £2.54m) and cash at bank of £565k (+109% from £270k).
Does Ranch Trucks And Trailers use any other names?
It trades as Ranch Van Sales and Ranch Vehicle Sales.

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