Advent Broker Services Ltd

Reference number: 1004217

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Advent Insurance Services Limited Reference number: 311694 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Advent Broker Services Ltd (FRN 1004217) is an AR of Advent Insurance Services Limited (FRN 311694). When you use Advent Broker Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Advent Broker Services, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01242 662749

  • Address

    23 Church Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8LR, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01242 662749 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode GL52 8LR
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Other names (1)

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

  • Advent Holiday Home Cover Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Advent Insurance Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
14434751
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 October 2022 (4 years old)
Registered office
Units 4&5 Rockfield Business Park, Old Station Drive, Cheltenham, Glos, GL53 0AN, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Arabella Lucy Statham Director Oct 1981 21 Oct 2022 None
Neville John Statham Director Apr 1948 21 Oct 2022 None
Pamela Statham Director Jun 1951 21 Oct 2022 None
Thomas William Arthur Statham Director Oct 1984 21 Oct 2022 None
Sarah Walker Secretary Not published 21 Oct 2022 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 4 directors run no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

−£68.3k

Down £71.9k from £3,621

Cash at bank

£520

−88% from £4,250

Employees (average)

2

+100% from 1

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £68.3k more than it owned.

Assets and liabilities

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 14434751. 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

Advent Broker Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (9)

2025

3 July 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Advent Holiday Home Cover Ltd"

FCA register

2023

27 November 2023

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

2022

21 October 2022

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Neville John Statham became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Pamela Statham became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

In the full report: all 9 events

  • All 9 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Advent Broker Services

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

connected firms
3
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Advent Broker Services

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

In Cheltenham

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 9 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Advent Broker Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Advent Broker Services Ltd (FRN 1004217) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Advent Broker Services?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Advent Broker Services Ltd (FRN 1004217) is an AR of Advent Insurance Services Limited (FRN 311694). When you use Advent Broker Services's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Advent Broker Services, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Advent Broker Services’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01242 662749 for Advent Broker Services. 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 Advent Broker Services a scam or clone?
Advent Broker Services 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 Advent Broker Services?
Protection works through Advent Insurance Services Limited, the principal firm responsible for Advent Broker Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Advent Broker Services?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Advent Broker Services: Mr Neville John Statham (25–50% of shares) and Mrs Pamela Statham (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Advent Broker Services?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Advent Broker Services: Arabella Lucy Statham, Neville John Statham, Pamela Statham and Thomas William Arthur Statham.
How long has Advent Broker Services been in business?
The company was formed on 21 October 2022.
What do Advent Broker Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of −£68.3k (down £71.9k from £3,621) and cash at bank of £520 (−88% from £4,250).
Does Advent Broker Services use any other names?
It has previously used the name Advent Holiday Home Cover Ltd.

Sources and links

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