Shoreham Vehicle Auctions Limited

Reference number: 705306

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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 shorehamvehicleauctions.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01903 851200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BN15 8TU
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Permissions on the FCA record

  • Lend or arrange credit
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Debt Administration

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
02855512
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 September 1993 (33 years old)
Registered office
65 Chartwell Road Lancing Business Park, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8TU, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alexander Edward Macdonald Wright Director Apr 1964 12 Oct 2010 1 other company
Michael James Simmons Director Mar 1974 30 Sep 2015 None
Rosalind Eleanor Wright Director Aug 1983 7 Jan 2021 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other companies
2
still active
2

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£6.37m

+9.4% from £5.82m

Cash at bank

£713k

+47% from £484k

Owed within a year

£1.13m

−15% from £1.33m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 02855512. 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

Shoreham Vehicle Auctions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (28)

2023

14 July 2023

  • Keith Robert Joyner stopped being a part-owner
  • Shore Property Holdings Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

1 August 2016

  • Alexander Edward Macdonald Wright became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

6 April 2016

  • Keith Robert Joyner became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

23 September 2015

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

FCA register

1999

24 August 1999

  • Board replaced: both directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1993

21 September 1993

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 19
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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 28 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Shoreham Vehicle Auctions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Shoreham Vehicle Auctions Limited (FRN 705306) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since September 2015 and works as a debt collector. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Shoreham Vehicle Auctions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01903 851200 and the website shorehamvehicleauctions.com for Shoreham Vehicle Auctions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Shoreham Vehicle Auctions a scam or clone?
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions 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 Shoreham Vehicle Auctions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Shoreham Vehicle Auctions handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Shoreham Vehicle Auctions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Shoreham Vehicle Auctions?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Shoreham Vehicle Auctions: Shore Property Holdings Limited (25–50% of shares) and Mr Alexander Edward Macdonald Wright (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Keith Robert Joyner.
Who runs Shoreham Vehicle Auctions?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Shoreham Vehicle Auctions: Alexander Edward Macdonald Wright, Michael James Simmons and Rosalind Eleanor Wright.
How long has Shoreham Vehicle Auctions been in business?
The company was formed on 21 September 1993, and has held its current FCA authorisation since September 2015.
What do Shoreham Vehicle Auctions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £6.37m (+9.4% from £5.82m) and cash at bank of £713k (+47% from £484k).

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