Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers Ltd

Reference number: 835199

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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 ukcreditinsurance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07854 805199 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HP2 4AP
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Other names (1)

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

  • UK Credit Insurance Brokers Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • 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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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

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
11781238
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
22 January 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office
Friarswood, Chipperfield Road, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, WD4 9JB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
David George Gurnett Director Mar 1982 14 Feb 2019 None
Katherine Helen Gurnett Director Sep 1985 13 May 2022 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 January 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£170k

+106% from £82.7k

Employees (average)

3

No earlier figure to compare

Owed within a year

£172k

+18% from £146k

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 11781238. 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

Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (13)

2019

14 June 2019

  • David George Gurnett took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Katherine Helen Gurnett gave up control

Companies House

3 June 2019

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

FCA register

22 January 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Katherine Helen Gurnett took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 13 events

  • All 13 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers Ltd (FRN 835199) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2019 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07854 805199 and the website ukcreditinsurance.com for Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers 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 Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers: Mr David George Gurnett (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Katherine Helen Gurnett.
Who runs Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers: David George Gurnett and Katherine Helen Gurnett.
How long has Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 22 January 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2019.
What do Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show net assets of £170k (+106% from £82.7k).
Does Abacus Credit Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as UK Credit Insurance Brokers.

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