Truckmasters Handling Limited

Reference number: 720585

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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 truckmasters.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01754 880481 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PE24 4HA
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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 (5 permissions)
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • 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
02555001
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 November 1990 (35 years old)
Registered office
Boston Road, Wainfleet, Skegness Lincolnshire, PE24 4HA
Nature of business
  • Sale of other motor vehicles (SIC 45190)
  • Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (SIC 45310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Aiken Director Dec 1952 3 Jan 1995 7 other companies
Graham Alan Elsam Director Mar 1951 Not published 3 other companies
John Aiken Secretary Not published 3 Jan 1995 7 other companies

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
7
closed down
2
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 7 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 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsAudited

Net assets

£1.67m

−1.4% from £1.69m

Cash at bank

£990k

−8.5% from £1.08m

Employees (average)

56

+1.8% from 55

Owed within a year

£3.27m

+23% from £2.66m

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 02555001. 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

Truckmasters Handling’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (16)

2024

7 March 2024

  • Graham Alan Elsam stopped being the majority owner
  • John Aiken stopped being a part-owner
  • Willoughby (30) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Graham Alan Elsam became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • John Aiken became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

28 October 2015

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

FCA register

1990

5 November 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Truckmasters Handling Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Truckmasters Handling Limited (FRN 720585) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2015 and works as a car leasing or hire. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Truckmasters Handling’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01754 880481 and the website truckmasters.co.uk for Truckmasters Handling. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Truckmasters Handling a scam or clone?
Truckmasters Handling 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 Truckmasters Handling?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Truckmasters Handling handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Truckmasters Handling to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Truckmasters Handling?
Truckmasters Handling is owned by Willoughby (30) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 7 March 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Graham Alan Elsam and Mr John Aiken.
Who runs Truckmasters Handling?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Truckmasters Handling: John Aiken and Graham Alan Elsam.
How long has Truckmasters Handling been in business?
The company was formed on 5 November 1990, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2015.
What do Truckmasters Handling’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £1.67m (−1.4% from £1.69m) and cash at bank of £990k (−8.5% from £1.08m).

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