Affinity Brokers Limited

Reference number: 531565

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When affinitybrokers.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0141 221 9344 is
  • Who else gives the postcode G2 4BL
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Other names (2)

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

  • Acrisure Digital Trading name
  • Acrisure Scotland 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
  • Debt Administration
  • 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
SC384486
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 August 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Yvonne Mcknight Director Aug 1982 1 Jan 2012 3 other companies
Christopher James Redmond Director Jul 1981 23 Jun 2025 11 other companies

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
13
closed down
4
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 13 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2022Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.03m

+35% from £765k

Cash at bank

£1.29m

+50% from £857k

Employees (average)

12

Same as 12

Owed within a year

£745k

+45% from £514k

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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC384486. 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

Affinity Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (26)

2023

1 February 2023

  • Acrisure UK Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Scott Andrew Meechan gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Scott Andrew Meechan took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

29 November 2010

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

12 October 2010

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

31 August 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Affinity Brokers

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

connected firms
5
share a director
4
share its postcode
1

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (4), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Affinity Brokers

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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 26 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Affinity Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Affinity Brokers Limited (FRN 531565) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2010 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Affinity Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0141 221 9344 and the website affinitybrokers.co.uk for Affinity Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Affinity Brokers a scam or clone?
Affinity 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 Affinity Brokers?
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 Affinity Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Affinity Brokers?
Affinity Brokers is owned by Acrisure UK Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 February 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Scott Andrew Meechan.
Who runs Affinity Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Affinity Brokers: Yvonne McKnight and Christopher James Redmond.
How long has Affinity Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 31 August 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2010.
What do Affinity Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2022, show net assets of £1.03m (+35% from £765k) and cash at bank of £1.29m (+50% from £857k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Affinity Brokers use any other names?
It trades as Acrisure Digital and Acrisure Scotland.

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