Red Box Manufacturing Ltd.

Reference number: 739865

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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 anchortoolhire.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01698 333200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ML4 1DD
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Other names (6)

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

  • Anchor Tool Hire Trading name
  • Magdrill.com Trading name
  • Trelawnydirect.com Trading name
  • Wackerdirect.com Trading name
  • Belledirect.co.uk Former trading name
  • Steelworkerstools.com Former 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.
Show FCA detail (3 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • 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
SC217900
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 April 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
11 Unthank Road, Mossend, Bellshill, Lanarkshire, ML4 1DD
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Wilson Director Aug 1968 9 Jun 2003 1 other company
Graham Lachlan Director Dec 1968 12 Oct 2007 2 other companies
Graham Lachlan Secretary Not published 9 Jul 2019 –

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
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 May 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£101k

−28% from £140k

Cash at bank

£154k

+3.2% from £149k

Employees (average)

13

−7.1% from 14

Owed within a year

£393k

+9.1% from £361k

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 SC217900. 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

Red Box Manufacturing’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (20)

2023

6 April 2023

  • Graham Lachlan stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2017

24 March 2017

  • Alan Wilson became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Graham Lachlan became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

24 March 2016

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

FCA register

2001

6 April 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like Red Box Manufacturing

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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 20 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Red Box Manufacturing Ltd. FCA authorised?
Yes, Red Box Manufacturing Ltd. (FRN 739865) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since March 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Red Box Manufacturing’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01698 333200 and the website anchortoolhire.com for Red Box Manufacturing. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Red Box Manufacturing a scam or clone?
Red Box Manufacturing 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 Red Box Manufacturing?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Red Box Manufacturing handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Red Box Manufacturing to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Red Box Manufacturing?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Red Box Manufacturing: Mr Alan Wilson (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Graham Lachlan.
Who runs Red Box Manufacturing?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Red Box Manufacturing: Alan Wilson and Graham Lachlan.
How long has Red Box Manufacturing been in business?
The company was formed on 6 April 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since March 2016.
What do Red Box Manufacturing’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 May 2025, show net assets of £101k (−28% from £140k) and cash at bank of £154k (+3.2% from £149k).
Does Red Box Manufacturing use any other names?
It trades as Anchor Tool Hire, Magdrill.com, Trelawnydirect.com and Wackerdirect.com. It has previously used 2 other names: Belledirect.co.uk and Steelworkerstools.com.

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