S Jones Containers Limited

Reference number: 703371

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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 sjonescontainers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01922 741758 is
  • Who else gives the postcode WS9 8ET
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Other names (4)

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

  • Contain A Lock Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Containers On Line Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • S Jones Fabrications Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • U Can Store It Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 April 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
Anglian Road, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 8ET
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods not elsewhere classified (SIC 77390)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Edward Jones Director May 1943 29 Apr 1999 3 other companies
Andrew Edward Jones Director May 1968 13 May 1999 5 other companies
Margaret Elisabeth Jones Director Sep 1944 1 May 2005 2 other companies
Jillian Diane Buckland Secretary Not published 1 Mar 2008 –

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 companies
6
closed down
1
run together
4

In the full report: all 6 companies, 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 4 companies 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 30 April 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£14.7m

+7.8% from £13.7m

Profit before tax

£474k

From a loss of £14.9k

Net assets

£2.65m

+5.5% from £2.51m

Cash at bank

£2.44m

+69% from £1.44m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03747019. 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

S Jones Containers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Andrew Edward Jones became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Andrew Edward Jones stopped being a part-owner
  • Michael Edward Jones became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Michael Edward Jones stopped being a part-owner
  • S Jones Holdings Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

28 October 2015

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

FCA register

1999

7 April 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms like S Jones Containers

Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.

In Walsall

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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is S Jones Containers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, S Jones Containers Limited (FRN 703371) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is S Jones Containers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01922 741758 and the website sjonescontainers.co.uk for S Jones Containers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is S Jones Containers a scam or clone?
S Jones Containers 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 S Jones Containers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how S Jones Containers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about S Jones Containers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns S Jones Containers?
S Jones Containers is owned by S Jones Holdings Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael Edward Jones and Mr Andrew Edward Jones.
Who runs S Jones Containers?
Companies House lists 3 directors of S Jones Containers: Michael Edward Jones, Andrew Edward Jones and Margaret Elisabeth Jones.
How long has S Jones Containers been in business?
The company was formed on 7 April 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2015.
What do S Jones Containers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show turnover of £14.7m (+7.8% from £13.7m) and profit before tax of £474k (from a loss of £14.9k).
Does S Jones Containers use any other names?
It trades as Contain A Lock, Containers On Line, S Jones Fabrications and U Can Store It.

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