Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) Limited

Reference number: 478376

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Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When bailey-fs.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01772 750055 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PR4 4BA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Bailey Financial Services Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Advise on or arrange mortgages FSCS may apply
    Mortgage advice and arranging may be FSCS-covered, up to the limit that applies.
  • 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.
Show FCA detail (13 permissions)
  • Acting as a CBTL administrator
  • Acting as a CBTL advisor
  • Acting as a CBTL arranger
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
  • Advising on regulated mortgage contracts
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging (bringing about) regulated mortgage contracts
  • Credit Broking
  • Debt-counselling
  • Making arrangements with a view to regulated mortgage contracts
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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
25 September 2007 (19 years old)
Registered office
Thomas House, Meadowcroft Business Park, Pope Lane Whitestake Preston, Lancashire, PR4 4AZ
Nature of business
  • Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 66190)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Robert Bailey Director Dec 1968 25 Sep 2007 4 other companies
Sarah Rebecca Edwards Director Jun 1971 4 Jan 2010 None

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
4
closed down
1
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 4 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 one on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£494k

+5.7% from £467k

Cash at bank

£64.5k

−48% from £123k

Employees (average)

6

Same as 6

Owed within a year

£213k

+31% from £162k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 06380493. 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

Bailey Financial Services ( Preston )’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2016

6 April 2016

  • Bailey Financial Services (Whitestake) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2008

7 April 2008

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1 February 2008

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2007

25 September 2007

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Bailey Financial Services ( Preston )

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Bailey Financial Services ( Preston )

Other firms of the same type (financial adviser), nearest first.

In Preston

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) Limited (FRN 478376) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2008 and works as a financial adviser. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Bailey Financial Services ( Preston )’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01772 750055 and the website bailey-fs.co.uk for Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) a scam or clone?
Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) 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 Bailey Financial Services ( Preston )?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Bailey Financial Services ( Preston )?
Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) is owned by Bailey Financial Services (Whitestake) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Bailey Financial Services ( Preston )?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ): Michael Robert Bailey and Sarah Rebecca Edwards.
How long has Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) been in business?
The company was formed on 25 September 2007, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2008.
What do Bailey Financial Services ( Preston )’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £494k (+5.7% from £467k) and cash at bank of £64.5k (−48% from £123k).
Does Bailey Financial Services ( Preston ) use any other names?
It trades as Bailey Financial Services.

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