Great Ballard School Limited

Reference number: 1029785

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Introducer appointed representative

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Responsible principal firm

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  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Great Ballard School Limited (FRN 1029785) introduces customers to Premium Credit Limited (FRN 702718). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Great Ballard School.
  • Example: if Great Ballard School refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Great Ballard School itself.
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Website, phone number and address

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  • When greatballard.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01243 814236 is
  • Who else gives the postcode PO18 0LR
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Premium Credit 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
02898673
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
15 February 1994 (32 years old)
Registered office
Eartham House, Eartham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0LR
Nature of business
  • Primary education (SIC 85200)
  • General secondary education (SIC 85310)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Susan Jane Jay Director Nov 1947 18 Apr 1994 None
Christopher Thomas Jay Director Jun 1985 1 Dec 2008 7 other companies
Michael Ronald Piercy Director Apr 1962 29 Aug 2023 2 other companies
Vernon William Hales Director Nov 1961 27 Mar 2024 2 other companies
Alastair Gibbon Law Director Sep 1955 29 May 2024 1 other company
Alastair Gibbon Law Secretary Not published 23 Dec 2024 –

Other companies run by these 5 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
12
closed down
4
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 12 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£709k

<1% from £711k

Cash at bank

£130k

−73% from £478k

Owed within a year

£1.78m

+83% from £971k

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 02898673. 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

Great Ballard School’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (18)

2025

14 March 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

18 April 2016

  • Susan Jane Jay took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1994

15 February 1994

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to Great Ballard School

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Great Ballard School. 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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  • 12 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Great Ballard School Limited FCA authorised?
Great Ballard School Limited (FRN 1029785) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Great Ballard School?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Great Ballard School Limited (FRN 1029785) introduces customers to Premium Credit Limited (FRN 702718). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Great Ballard School. Example: if Great Ballard School refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Great Ballard School itself. 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 Great Ballard School’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01243 814236 and the website greatballard.co.uk for Great Ballard School. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Great Ballard School a scam or clone?
Great Ballard School 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 Great Ballard School?
Protection works through Premium Credit Limited, the principal firm responsible for Great Ballard School's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Great Ballard School?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Great Ballard School: Mrs Susan Jane Jay (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Great Ballard School?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Great Ballard School: Susan Jane Jay, Christopher Thomas Jay, Michael Ronald Piercy, Vernon William Hales and Alastair Gibbon Law.
How long has Great Ballard School been in business?
The company was formed on 15 February 1994.
What do Great Ballard School’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £709k (<1% from £711k) and cash at bank of £130k (−73% from £478k).

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