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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
Embankment West Tower, 101 Cathedral Approach, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 7FB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0330 343 8473 is, and the 12 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode M3 7FB
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
- Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (8 permissions)
- 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
- Debt-collecting
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
Limits on what they may do
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Voluntary Requirement
1. The Firm must not, without prior written consent of the FCA, take any steps (whether directly or through any other person) that would result in the total number of in force policies exceeding the policy limit. 2. The Firm must maintain an agreed sum of funds.
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Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises
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
- 12486813 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 February 2020 (6 years old)
- Registered office
- Markerstudy House, 45 Westerham Road, Sevenoaks, TN13 2QB, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Emma Jane Rawlinson | Director | Sep 1980 | 7 Mar 2025 | 36 other companies |
| Feilim Mackle | Director | Jul 1967 | 1 Aug 2025 | 22 other companies |
| Tushar Surendra Patel | Director | Oct 1972 | 1 Aug 2025 | 30 other companies |
| Kartina Tahir Thomson | Director | May 1976 | 18 Sep 2025 | 21 other companies |
| Mark Winlow | Director | Apr 1962 | 2 Jan 2026 | 2 other companies |
| Christopher James Payne | Secretary | Not published | 2 Dec 2020 | – |
Other companies run by these 5 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
- 45
- closed down
- 5
- are FCA-registered
- 16
In the full report: all 45 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 16 on the FCA register
- The 30 companies these 5 directors run together
- All 21 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Affinity Insurance Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
9 October 2026
- Markerstudy (Affinity) Holdings Limited gave up control
- Markerstudy Retail Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2025
6 October 2025
- FCA imposed a requirement (Voluntary Requirement)
FCA register
2021
14 September 2021
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2020
2 December 2020
- Markerstudy (Affinity) Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
27 February 2020
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 47 events
- All 47 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 37
Firms connected to Affinity Insurance Solutions
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Affinity Insurance Solutions. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share a director
- 12
- share its phone number
- 11
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (11), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Affinity Insurance Solutions
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Salford
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- 45 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 47 events in its history
- 12 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk