Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers Limited

Reference number: 677657

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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 robertcole.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01409 253629 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EX22 6HL
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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
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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
04736404
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 April 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
The Summit Woodwater Park, Pynes Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5WS, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies (SIC 46610)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert William Oates Director Mar 1986 20 Aug 2018 1 other company
Kerry Jayne Oates Director Apr 1985 30 Jan 2025 None

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 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.77m

+12% from £1.59m

Cash at bank

£182k

−6.6% from £195k

Owed within a year

£1.19m

+1.5% from £1.17m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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 04736404. 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

Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (25)

2023

1 November 2023

  • Simon Andrew Oates stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2018

20 August 2018

  • Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • Annette Elizabeth Cole stopped being a part-owner
  • Robert Garfield Cole stopped being a part-owner
  • Robert William Oates took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Simon Andrew Oates became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

17 April 2016

  • Annette Elizabeth Cole became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Robert Garfield Cole became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2015

22 May 2015

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

FCA register

2003

16 April 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 25 events

  • All 25 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

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  • 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
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 25 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers Limited (FRN 677657) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2015 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01409 253629 and the website robertcole.co.uk for Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers a scam or clone?
Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers 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 Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers: Mr Robert William Oates (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Robert Garfield Cole, Mrs Annette Elizabeth Cole and Mr Simon Andrew Oates.
Who runs Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers: Robert William Oates and Kerry Jayne Oates.
How long has Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers been in business?
The company was formed on 16 April 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2015.
What do Robert Cole Agricultural Engineers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show net assets of £1.77m (+12% from £1.59m) and cash at bank of £182k (−6.6% from £195k).

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