Shire Recoveries Limited

Reference number: 689350

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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 shirerecoveries.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01827 300326 is
  • Who else gives the postcode B77 4BF
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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 Administration
  • Debt-collecting
  • Debt-counselling

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
06028665
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 December 2006 (19 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Activities of collection agencies (SIC 82911)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alan Hugh Rutherford Director Feb 1961 14 Dec 2006 5 other companies
Martin Edward Smith Director Aug 1958 14 Dec 2006 26 other companies
John Worton Director Mar 1956 14 Dec 2006 28 other companies
Richard Charles Hayes Director May 1970 23 Jan 2012 2 other companies
Alan Hugh Rutherford Secretary Not published 14 Dec 2006 5 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
34
closed down
13
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 34 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 on the FCA register
  • The 21 companies these 4 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£750k

+8.4% from £692k

Cash at bank

£1.87m

+27% from £1.47m

Employees (average)

15

+7.1% from 14

Owed within a year

£1.55m

+42% from £1.09m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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 06028665. 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

Shire Recoveries’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (14)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan Hugh Rutherford became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • John Worton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Martin Edward Smith became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 July 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2006

14 December 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Shire Recoveries

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

connected firms
4
share a director
4
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Shire Recoveries

Other firms of the same type (debt collector), nearest first.

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  • 34 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Shire Recoveries Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Shire Recoveries Limited (FRN 689350) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2015 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Shire Recoveries’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01827 300326 and the website shirerecoveries.co.uk for Shire Recoveries. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Shire Recoveries a scam or clone?
Shire Recoveries 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 Shire Recoveries?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Shire Recoveries handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Shire Recoveries to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Shire Recoveries?
Companies House lists 3 people with significant control of Shire Recoveries: Mr Martin Edward Smith (25–50% of shares), Mr John Worton (25–50% of shares) and Mr Alan Hugh Rutherford (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Shire Recoveries?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Shire Recoveries: Alan Hugh Rutherford, Martin Edward Smith, John Worton and Richard Charles Hayes.
How long has Shire Recoveries been in business?
The company was formed on 14 December 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2015.
What do Shire Recoveries’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £750k (+8.4% from £692k) and cash at bank of £1.87m (+27% from £1.47m).

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