Arden Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 520949

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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 ardeninsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 4505 3573 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3A 8AA
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Other names (3)

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

  • Arden Trading name
  • Hale Kavanagh Insurance Brokers Limited Former name
  • SGB Insurance Brokers Ltd Former 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

Limits on what they may do

  • 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
06948247
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 June 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office
63 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Anthony Willis Director Jul 1975 12 Dec 2019 15 other companies
Richard William Willis Director Aug 1979 12 Dec 2019 17 other companies
Stephen James Willis Director Jul 1984 12 Dec 2019 15 other companies
Colin Robert Willis Director Oct 1973 12 Dec 2019 11 other companies

Other companies run by these 4 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
17
closed down
6
are FCA-registered
5

In the full report: all 17 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 5 on the FCA register
  • The 15 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Total equity

£211k

+30% from £162k

Cash at bank

£219k

+90% from £116k

Owed within a year

£244k

−44% from £435k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • 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 06948247. 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

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

Key events (13) All events (29)

2020

2 December 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Hale Kavanagh Insurance Brokers Limited"

FCA register

2019

12 December 2019

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 5 new directors took over
  • Julian Mark Hale stopped being the majority owner
  • Kennett Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Paul Thomas Dempsey stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Julian Mark Hale became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Paul Thomas Dempsey became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

22 January 2016

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)

FCA register

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

1 October 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "SGB Insurance Brokers Ltd"
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

10 May 2010

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2009

30 June 2009

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 29 events

  • All 29 events in its history (13 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 12
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Firms connected to Arden Insurance Brokers

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
past links
2

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 17 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 29 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Arden Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Arden Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 520949) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since October 2010 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Arden Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 4505 3573 and the website ardeninsurance.co.uk for Arden Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Arden Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Arden Insurance 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 Arden Insurance 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 Arden Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Arden Insurance Brokers?
Arden Insurance Brokers is owned by Kennett Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 12 December 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Thomas Dempsey and Mr Julian Mark Hale.
Who runs Arden Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Arden Insurance Brokers: Mark Anthony Willis, Richard William Willis, Stephen James Willis and Colin Robert Willis.
How long has Arden Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 30 June 2009, and has held its current FCA authorisation since October 2010.
What do Arden Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £211k (+30% from £162k) and cash at bank of £219k (+90% from £116k).
Does Arden Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as Arden. It has previously used 2 other names: Hale Kavanagh Insurance Brokers Limited and SGB Insurance Brokers Ltd.

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