Advanced Insurance Centres Limited

Reference number: 306128

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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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When trident-insurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 038 9000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode IG1 2QY
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Other names (3)

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

  • TIA UK Insurance Trading name
  • Trident Insurance Trading name
  • Trident Unity Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • 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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  • 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
  • Credit Broking
  • 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
04010965
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 June 2000 (26 years old)
Registered office
Unit 4 Clements Court, Clements Lane, Ilford, Essex, IG1 2QY
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Douglas Marshall Director Sep 1955 9 Jun 2000 5 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
5
closed down
3
still active
2

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.12m

+13% from £995k

Cash at bank

£305k

+77% from £172k

Employees (average)

7

Same as 7

Owed within a year

£1.22m

+33% from £917k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 04010965. 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

Advanced Insurance Centres’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (20)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Robert Douglas Marshall took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2000

8 June 2000

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Advanced Insurance Centres

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Advanced Insurance Centres

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

In Ilford

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Advanced Insurance Centres Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Advanced Insurance Centres Limited (FRN 306128) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Advanced Insurance Centres’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 038 9000 and the website trident-insurance.co.uk for Advanced Insurance Centres. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Advanced Insurance Centres a scam or clone?
Advanced Insurance Centres 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 Advanced Insurance Centres?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Advanced Insurance Centres to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Advanced Insurance Centres?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Advanced Insurance Centres: Mr Robert Douglas Marshall (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Advanced Insurance Centres?
Companies House lists one director of Advanced Insurance Centres: Robert Douglas Marshall.
How long has Advanced Insurance Centres been in business?
The company was formed on 8 June 2000, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Advanced Insurance Centres’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £1.12m (+13% from £995k) and cash at bank of £305k (+77% from £172k).
Does Advanced Insurance Centres use any other names?
It trades as TIA UK Insurance, Trident Insurance and Trident Unity.

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