Big Bale Company (South) Limited

Reference number: 728427

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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 bigbale.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01489 896346 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SO32 2LN
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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
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • 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
02568411
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
13 December 1990 (35 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractors (SIC 28302)
  • Repair of machinery (SIC 33120)
  • Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft (SIC 46140)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kerry Coleman Director Sep 1962 29 Feb 2008 3 other companies
Louis Joseph Lobermeier Director Mar 1974 5 Nov 2021 2 other companies
James Nicholas Pavey Director Feb 1972 8 Nov 2021 None
Michael Robert Wycliffe Coleman Director Jul 1946 Not published 4 other companies
Kerry Coleman Secretary Not published 11 Mar 1997 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
6
closed down
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 6 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 3 companies these 4 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 October 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.06m

−17% from £1.28m

Cash at bank

£67.0k

−61% from £170k

Owed within a year

£2.89m

+56% from £1.85m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 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 02568411. 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

Big Bale Company (South)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (13)

2016

30 June 2016

  • Crop Power UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Kerry Coleman gained significant control
  • Michael Robert Wycliffe Coleman gained significant control

Companies House

2015

22 December 2015

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

FCA register

1990

13 December 1990

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Big Bale Company (South)

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 6 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 13 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Big Bale Company (South) Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Big Bale Company (South) Limited (FRN 728427) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Big Bale Company (South)’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01489 896346 and the website bigbale.co.uk for Big Bale Company (South). If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Big Bale Company (South) a scam or clone?
Big Bale Company (South) 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 Big Bale Company (South)?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Big Bale Company (South) handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Big Bale Company (South) to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Big Bale Company (South)?
Big Bale Company (South) is owned by Crop Power UK Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes, can appoint and remove the board and held through a firm, since 30 June 2016.
Who runs Big Bale Company (South)?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Big Bale Company (South): Kerry Coleman, Louis Joseph Lobermeier, James Nicholas Pavey and Michael Robert Wycliffe Coleman.
How long has Big Bale Company (South) been in business?
The company was formed on 13 December 1990, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2015.
What do Big Bale Company (South)’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £1.06m (−17% from £1.28m) and cash at bank of £67.0k (−61% from £170k).

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