Advanced Insurance Consultants Limited

Reference number: 301043

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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 aicinsure.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01442 242400 is
  • Who else gives the postcode HP1 3AA
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Other names (6)

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

  • AIC Trading name
  • Diamond Classics Trading name
  • NFP Trading name
  • QPA Trading name
  • Quote Portal Advanced Trading name
  • ALH Former 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
04918171
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 October 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
14 Caroline Point 62 Caroline Street, Birmingham, B3 1UF, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nicholas Gary Hatch Director Oct 1971 24 Jul 2026 20 other companies
Nicola Jayne Carter Director Oct 1987 24 Jul 2026 None

Other companies run by these 2 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
20
closed down
2
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 20 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 13 on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2022Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£301k

+10% from £272k

Cash at bank

£232k

−6.1% from £248k

Employees (average)

11

Same as 11

Owed within a year

£131k

+25% from £105k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2022
  • 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 04918171. 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 Consultants’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (23)

2023

15 December 2023

  • Christopher Metcalfe gave up control
  • Nfp UK Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Christopher Metcalfe 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

2003

1 October 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 23 events

  • All 23 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Advanced Insurance Consultants

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

connected firms
12
share a director
11
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (11), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 20 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 23 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Advanced Insurance Consultants Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Advanced Insurance Consultants Limited (FRN 301043) 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 Consultants’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01442 242400 and the website aicinsure.co.uk for Advanced Insurance Consultants. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Advanced Insurance Consultants a scam or clone?
Advanced Insurance Consultants 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 Consultants?
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 Consultants to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Advanced Insurance Consultants?
Advanced Insurance Consultants is owned by Nfp UK Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 15 December 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christopher Metcalfe.
Who runs Advanced Insurance Consultants?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Advanced Insurance Consultants: Nicholas Gary Hatch and Nicola Jayne Carter.
How long has Advanced Insurance Consultants been in business?
The company was formed on 1 October 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Advanced Insurance Consultants’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2022, show net assets of £301k (+10% from £272k) and cash at bank of £232k (−6.1% from £248k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Advanced Insurance Consultants use any other names?
It trades as AIC, Diamond Classics, NFP, QPA and Quote Portal Advanced. It has previously used the name ALH.

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