AWC Insurance Services Ltd

Reference number: 458310

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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

  • When yourinsuranceshop.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0191 377 3177 is
  • Who else gives the postcode DH6 4HE
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Other names (2)

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

  • AWC Finance Trading name
  • Your Insurance Shop Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • 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.

Company number
04852091
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 July 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
24 Church Street West, Coxhoe, Co Durham, DH6 4HE
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Peter Marley Director Apr 1952 1 Apr 2006 None
Lucy Jane Marley Director Aug 1987 23 Jul 2025 None
Lucy Jane Marley Secretary Not published 23 Jul 2025 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 2 directors run no other company
  • All 4 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2026Full accountsNot audited

Total equity

£62.1k

−24% from £81.4k

Cash at bank

£110k

−11% from £124k

Owed within a year

£167k

<1% from £168k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2026
  • 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 04852091. 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

AWC Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (16)

2016

30 June 2016

  • Jacqueline Marie Marley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Peter Marley became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

8 January 2007

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2006

1 April 2006

  • Board replaced: its only director left and a new director took over

Companies House

2003

31 July 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 16 events

  • All 16 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms like AWC Insurance Services

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

In Durham

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  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 16 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is AWC Insurance Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, AWC Insurance Services Ltd (FRN 458310) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2007 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is AWC Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0191 377 3177 and the website yourinsuranceshop.co.uk for AWC Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is AWC Insurance Services a scam or clone?
AWC Insurance 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 AWC Insurance Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about AWC Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns AWC Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of AWC Insurance Services: Mr Peter Marley (50–75% of shares) and Mrs Jacqueline Marie Marley (25–50% of shares).
Who runs AWC Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of AWC Insurance Services: Peter Marley and Lucy Jane Marley.
How long has AWC Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 31 July 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2007.
What do AWC Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show total equity of £62.1k (−24% from £81.4k) and cash at bank of £110k (−11% from £124k).
Does AWC Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as AWC Finance and Your Insurance Shop.

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