ADVA Specialty Limited

Reference number: 998912

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When adva.insure first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 3036 0240 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Whether EC3N 3DS is a shared office: 21 other firms give it
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Other names (1)

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

  • ADVA Underwriting Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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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  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • 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
12490563
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 February 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
C/O Elliot Woolfe & Rose Limited, Devonshire House, 582 Honeypot Lane, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 1JS, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Philip William Bilney Director Jul 1962 28 Feb 2020 None
Dermot Anthony Reilly Director Mar 1967 19 Aug 2020 2 other companies
Harjinder Singh Sandhu Director Jun 1971 14 Dec 2020 5 other companies
Christopher Howard Biles Director Jan 1956 1 Oct 2021 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
9
closed down
4
run together
1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 1 company these 4 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£652k

+45% from £449k

Cash at bank

£401k

+168% from £150k

Employees (average)

4

−20% from 5

Owed within a year

£139k

+26% from £110k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 to 2026
  • 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 12490563. 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

ADVA Specialty’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (18)

2023

30 October 2023

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

FCA register

2020

14 December 2020

  • Adva Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Philip William Bilney gave up control

Companies House

28 February 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Philip William Bilney took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 18 events

  • All 18 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 10
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Firms connected to ADVA Specialty

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like ADVA Specialty

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 18 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ADVA Specialty Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, ADVA Specialty Limited (FRN 998912) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2023 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is ADVA Specialty’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 3036 0240 and the website adva.insure for ADVA Specialty. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is ADVA Specialty a scam or clone?
ADVA Specialty 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 ADVA Specialty?
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 ADVA Specialty to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns ADVA Specialty?
ADVA Specialty is owned by Adva Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 14 December 2020. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Philip William Bilney.
Who runs ADVA Specialty?
Companies House lists 4 directors of ADVA Specialty: Philip William Bilney, Dermot Anthony Reilly, Harjinder Singh Sandhu and Christopher Howard Biles.
How long has ADVA Specialty been in business?
The company was formed on 28 February 2020, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2023.
What do ADVA Specialty’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £652k (+45% from £449k) and cash at bank of £401k (+168% from £150k).
Does ADVA Specialty use any other names?
It trades as ADVA Underwriting.

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