Assured Referrals Limited

Reference number: 605872

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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

MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 526435 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.
  • Assured Referrals Limited (FRN 605872) is an AR of MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 526435). When you use Assured Referrals's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Assured Referrals, 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

    0116 238 8880

    Also given by 3 firms that are no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Address

    49 Elmpark Gate, Rochdale, Lancs, OL12 7JS, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 0116 238 8880 is, and the 100 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode OL12 7JS
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Other names (3)

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

  • Ian Madeley (Insurance Broker) Trading name
  • Assured Referrals Ltd Former name
  • Gauntlet Risk Management (Rochdale) Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Momentum Broker Solutions Ltd, 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
08639697
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
6 August 2013 (13 years old)
Registered office
49 Elmpark Gate, Rochdale, OL12 7JS
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian Madeley Director Sep 1963 6 Aug 2013 2 other companies

Other companies run by its director

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
2
closed down
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 2 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Total equity

£7,401

+245% from £2,144

Cash at bank

£19.3k

+61% from £12.0k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£12.3k

+21% from £10.2k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 08639697. 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

Assured Referrals’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (8)

2024

21 March 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Assured Referrals Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 August 2016

  • Ian Madeley took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

14 August 2013

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

6 August 2013

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 8 events

  • All 8 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to Assured Referrals

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

connected firms
12
share its phone number
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (12)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Assured Referrals

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

In Rochdale

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 8 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Assured Referrals Limited FCA authorised?
Assured Referrals Limited (FRN 605872) 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 Assured Referrals?
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. Assured Referrals Limited (FRN 605872) is an AR of MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 526435). When you use Assured Referrals's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Assured Referrals, 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 Assured Referrals’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 238 8880 for Assured Referrals. 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 100 other FCA firms, 3 of which are no longer authorised.
Is Assured Referrals a scam or clone?
Assured Referrals 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 Assured Referrals?
Protection works through Momentum Broker Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Assured Referrals's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Assured Referrals?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Assured Referrals: Mr Ian Madeley (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Assured Referrals?
Companies House lists one director of Assured Referrals: Ian Madeley.
How long has Assured Referrals been in business?
The company was formed on 6 August 2013.
What do Assured Referrals’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show total equity of £7,401 (+245% from £2,144) and cash at bank of £19.3k (+61% from £12.0k).
Does Assured Referrals use any other names?
It trades as Ian Madeley (Insurance Broker). It has previously used 2 other names: Assured Referrals Ltd and Gauntlet Risk Management (Rochdale).

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