McCarthy’s Removals & Storage

McCarthy’s Removals & Storage is a Leeds business whose services extend from moving household belongings to relocating offices and managing business archives. Founded in 1968 by Mick and Margaret McCarthy as a man-and-van operation, it grew into a removals and storage company serving Yorkshire and arranging longer-distance and international moves.

Home moves and business relocations

The removals service covers local home moves, longer journeys and overseas relocations. Its international service includes destinations such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. For smaller loads or just a few items, a separately bookable man-and-van service provides an alternative to a larger removal.

Commercial work includes office moves, office clearance and IT relocation. Customers can request an initial online estimate, a callback or a survey to establish the scope of a move. Video surveys are offered for office moves involving ten staff or fewer. Packing boxes and other moving materials are also sold through the company’s box shop. Move Protect is offered as an extended liability protection option for belongings during a move.

Storage and making space

Storage options include container storage and self-storage for households, businesses and students. The company describes facilities in Leeds and other Yorkshire locations, including Harrogate, York, Huddersfield and Wakefield. A storage-size estimator helps customers plan the space they need. Decluttering, disposal and handyman services sit alongside the moving operation, supporting people reorganizing a property or preparing for a move or renovation.

Archives, shredding and IT recycling

For organizations keeping paper records, McCarthy’s offers managed document storage with barcoded boxes, a tracking system, collections and retrievals. Boxes are recorded in its management system and returned when required. Shredding is available for one-off clearances and regular requirements, for both homes and businesses. The company identifies its own shredding plant on Meanwood Road in Leeds and describes recycling the shredded paper into toilet tissue in the UK. IT recycling is another part of its document-management offering.

The service teams have separate contact numbers: shredding enquiries use 0113 262 4000 and self-storage enquiries use 0113 2626 500.

Employee ownership

On January 1, 2021, the removals, shredding and archiving businesses transferred to an Employee Ownership Trust. This followed decades of development under the McCarthy family and made those operations wholly employee-owned.