Bakers Coaches Limited

Reference number: 502496

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED Reference number: 311394 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Bakers Coaches Limited (FRN 502496) is an AR of WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED (FRN 311394). When you use Bakers Coaches's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Bakers Coaches, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When bakersdolphin.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line +44 019 344 150 000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BS23 3DN
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Other names (2)

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

  • Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel Trading name
  • Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Wrightsure Services (Hampshire) Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
03635902
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 September 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
48 Locking Road, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, BS23 3DN
Nature of business
  • Tour operator activities (SIC 79120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
John Theodore Nowell Baker Director May 1944 25 Oct 1998 8 other companies
Kevin Fasham Abbey Director Dec 1946 25 Mar 1999 9 other companies
Christopher John Sims Director Jun 1956 25 Mar 1999 2 other companies
Margaret Joyce Baker Director Jun 1939 25 Mar 1999 2 other companies
Andrew Granville Smith Director Aug 1947 25 Mar 1999 6 other companies
Lionel Max Fletcher Director Apr 1966 1 Nov 2001 4 other companies
Amanda Jane Theresa Fletcher Director Sep 1966 1 Nov 2001 3 other companies
Stephen Keith Hunt Director Jan 1973 1 Nov 2009 1 other company
Stephen Keith Hunt Secretary Not published 1 Nov 2002 –

Other companies run by these 8 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
18
closed down
6
run together
7

In the full report: all 18 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 8 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 7 companies these 8 directors run together
  • All 13 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£15.3m

No earlier figure to compare

Profit before tax

£786k

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Net assets

£4.98m

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Cash at bank

£2.99m

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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.

These are group figures: the firm and the companies it owns, combined.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03635902. 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

Bakers Coaches’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (24)

2026

13 October 2026

  • Rebecca Elizabeth Parkman became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Sandra Baker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

5 August 2026

  • Trustees John Baker, Sandra Baker, Rebecca Parkman Baker Trust became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2018

17 December 2018

  • Robert Herbert Reading Baker stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • John Theodore Nowell Baker took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Robert Herbert Reading Baker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2010

29 July 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel Ltd"

FCA register

2009

18 June 2009

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1998

22 September 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 24 events

  • All 24 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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  • 18 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 24 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bakers Coaches Limited FCA authorised?
Bakers Coaches Limited (FRN 502496) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Bakers Coaches?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Bakers Coaches Limited (FRN 502496) is an AR of WRIGHTSURE SERVICES (HAMPSHIRE) LIMITED (FRN 311394). When you use Bakers Coaches's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Bakers Coaches, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Bakers Coaches’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number +44 019 344 150 000 and the website bakersdolphin.com for Bakers Coaches. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bakers Coaches a scam or clone?
Bakers Coaches 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 Bakers Coaches?
Protection works through Wrightsure Services (Hampshire) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Bakers Coaches's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Bakers Coaches?
Companies House lists 4 people with significant control of Bakers Coaches: Mr John Theodore Nowell Baker (75–100% of shares), Mrs Sandra Baker (25–50% of shares), Rebecca Elizabeth Parkman (25–50% of shares) and Trustees John Baker, Sandra Baker, Rebecca Parkman Baker Trust (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Robert Herbert Reading Baker.
Who runs Bakers Coaches?
Companies House lists 8 directors of Bakers Coaches: John Theodore Nowell Baker, Kevin Fasham Abbey, Christopher John Sims, Margaret Joyce Baker, Andrew Granville Smith, Lionel Max Fletcher and 2 more.
How long has Bakers Coaches been in business?
The company was formed on 22 September 1998.
What do Bakers Coaches’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show turnover of £15.3m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £786k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Bakers Coaches use any other names?
It trades as Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel. It has previously used the name Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel Ltd.

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