Big Van World Limited

Reference number: 673124

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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 bigvanworld.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01793 751866 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SN6 6HE
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Other names (1)

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

  • Austen Trading Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling

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
04302955
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 October 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
First Floor, 1 Des Roches Square, Witan Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4BE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 45112)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Michael Stephen Austen Director Dec 1979 13 May 2011 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 3 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsAudited

Profit before tax

−£637k

Down £432k from −£205k

Net assets

£6.50m

−8.1% from £7.08m

Cash at bank

£61.6k

−29% from £87.2k

Owed within a year

£8.19m

−3.5% from £8.49m

The accounts for the year to 31 March 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £27.1m, for the year to 31 March 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 04302955. 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 Van World’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (15)

2023

25 March 2023

  • Big Van World Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Michael Stephen Austen gave up control

Companies House

2017

1 May 2017

  • Changed its registered name from "Austen Trading Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 May 2016

  • Michael Stephen Austen took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

16 April 2015

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

FCA register

2011

28 April 2011

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2001

11 October 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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Firms connected to Big Van World

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Big Van World

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Big Van World Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Big Van World Limited (FRN 673124) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2015 and works as a car dealer. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Big Van World’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01793 751866 and the website bigvanworld.co.uk for Big Van World. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Big Van World a scam or clone?
Big Van World 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 Van World?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Big Van World handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Big Van World to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Big Van World?
Big Van World is owned by Big Van World Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 25 March 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michael Stephen Austen.
Who runs Big Van World?
Companies House lists one director of Big Van World: Michael Stephen Austen.
How long has Big Van World been in business?
The company was formed on 11 October 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2015.
What do Big Van World’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show profit before tax of −£637k (down £432k from −£205k) and net assets of £6.50m (−8.1% from £7.08m).
Does Big Van World use any other names?
It has previously used the name Austen Trading Limited.

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