Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
BIG BEAR HIRE LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Big Bear Trailers, Shop 5 Oundle Marina Barnwell Road, Oundle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8 5PB
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.32 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 31/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 12/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Katherine Simpson as a person with significant control on 2025-03-15
- 12/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Ian Charles Simpson as a person with significant control on 2025-03-15
- 06/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Cheval Liberte Uk Ltd as a person with significant control on 2025-03-14
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
08/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 24/04/2026Due 08/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 24/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 24/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures BIG BEAR HIRE LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£91.74K2025
21.33%vs 20242024: £75.61K
Total Assets
£270.95K2025
-30.65%vs 20242024: £390.67K
Cash in Bank
£3.08K2025
-54.91%vs 20242024: £6.82K
Total Liabilities
£179.21K2025
-39.29%vs 20242024: £295.18K
Employees
32025
+1vs 20242024: 2
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 30.65% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BIG BEAR HIRE LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through BIG BEAR HIRE LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -8.7% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | +1 |
| 2024 | 2 | -1 |
| 2023 | 3 | -1 |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 4 in 2021 to 3 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 24/04/2015–14/03/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/03/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 14/03/2025–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 24/04/2015–14/03/2025 | 6 | |
| Director | 14/03/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 24/04/2015–14/03/2025 | 8 | |
| Director | 14/03/2025–Present | 9 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–15/03/2025 | 8 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 8 | |
| 25/04/2023–Present | 6 | |
| 25/04/2023–15/03/2025 | 6 | |
| 14/03/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 40
- Since 24/04/2015
- Last 12 months
- 3
- -7 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 31/12/2025
- 9 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 31/12/2025
- Officer changes (2)Latest 12/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 31/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 12/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Katherine Simpson as a person with significant control on 2025-03-15
- 12/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Ian Charles Simpson as a person with significant control on 2025-03-15
- 06/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Cheval Liberte Uk Ltd as a person with significant control on 2025-03-14
- 06/05/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-24 with updates
- 14/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Ifan Elfed Davies as a director on 2025-03-14
- 14/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Guto Rees Davies as a director on 2025-03-14
- 14/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Katherine Simpson as a director on 2025-03-14
- 14/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Arwel Rees Davies as a director on 2025-03-14
- 14/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Ian Charles Simpson as a secretary on 2025-03-14
- 14/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Ian Charles Simpson as a director on 2025-03-14
- 14/03/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Iestyn Rowland Davies as a director on 2025-03-14
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About BIG BEAR HIRE LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BIG BEAR HIRE LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Big Bear Trailers, Shop 5 Oundle Marina Barnwell Road, Oundle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8 5PB. Companies House classifies its business as Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories. It has been on the register for 11 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £91.74K and 3 employees.
BIG BEAR HIRE LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BIG BEAR HIRE LTD under one registered business activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories (45.32 - SIC 2007).
BIG BEAR HIRE LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 24/04/2015.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £91.74K, total assets of £270.95K, cash in bank of £3.08K and total liabilities of £179.21K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 31/12/2025: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30, 9 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 08/05/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (4 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).