NABAS – The Balloon Association Limited

Reference number: 1017941

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

FSB Insurance Service Limited Reference number: 788654 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • 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.
  • NABAS – The Balloon Association Limited (FRN 1017941) introduces customers to FSB Insurance Service Limited (FRN 788654). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not NABAS – The Balloon Association.
  • Example: if NABAS – The Balloon Association refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from NABAS – The Balloon Association 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.

Website, phone number and address

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  • When nabas.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01787 221026 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CO6 2QB
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through FSB Insurance Service 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
04040643
Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
25 July 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
Peershaws Berewyk Hall Court, White Colne, Colchester, CO6 2QB, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of professional membership organisations (SIC 94120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Claire Marion Carney Director Apr 1973 27 Oct 2023 1 other company
Victoria Amanda Cooke Director May 1981 27 Oct 2023 None
Christine Frances Joyce Secretary Not published 15 Apr 2019 –

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 44 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£123k

−20% from £154k

Cash at bank

£106k

−27% from £146k

Employees (average)

2

Up 2 from 0

Owed within a year

£11.4k

−25% from £15.2k

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04040643. 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

NABAS – The Balloon Association’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (92)

2024

4 September 2024

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2019

1 April 2019

  • Elizabeth Gillian Hinton no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

25 July 2016

  • Elizabeth Gillian Hinton gained significant control

Companies House

2000

25 July 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 92 events

  • All 92 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 88
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Firms connected to NABAS – The Balloon Association

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with NABAS – The Balloon Association. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 92 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is NABAS – The Balloon Association Limited FCA authorised?
NABAS – The Balloon Association Limited (FRN 1017941) 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 NABAS – The Balloon Association?
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. NABAS – The Balloon Association Limited (FRN 1017941) introduces customers to FSB Insurance Service Limited (FRN 788654). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not NABAS – The Balloon Association. Example: if NABAS – The Balloon Association refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from NABAS – The Balloon Association 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 NABAS – The Balloon Association’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01787 221026 and the website nabas.co.uk for NABAS – The Balloon Association. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is NABAS – The Balloon Association a scam or clone?
NABAS – The Balloon Association 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 NABAS – The Balloon Association?
Protection works through FSB Insurance Service Limited, the principal firm responsible for NABAS – The Balloon Association's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns NABAS – The Balloon Association?
Companies House lists no one with significant control of NABAS – The Balloon Association now. Before that, it was controlled by Ms Elizabeth Gillian Hinton.
Who runs NABAS – The Balloon Association?
Companies House lists 2 directors of NABAS – The Balloon Association: Claire Marion Carney and Victoria Amanda Cooke.
How long has NABAS – The Balloon Association been in business?
The company was formed on 25 July 2000.
What do NABAS – The Balloon Association’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £123k (−20% from £154k) and cash at bank of £106k (−27% from £146k).

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