Barbon Insurance Group Limited

Reference number: 308724

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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 homelet.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 035 8258 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LN6 7EL
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Other names (33)

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

  • Homelet Trading name
  • Legal for Letting Agents Trading name
  • Let Alliance Trading name
  • Rentshield Direct Trading name
  • UKinsuranceNET Trading name
  • Erinaceous Insurance Services Limited Former name
  • Hanover Park Commercial Limited Former name
  • Active Homeplan Former trading name
  • Active Letplan Former trading name
  • Bcmp Insurance Former trading name
  • Bibalet Former trading name
  • Cadogan Hanover Park Former trading name
  • Cadogan Keelan Westall Former trading name
  • CareAssured Former trading name
  • Deacon Former trading name
  • Deacon Developments Former trading name
  • Deputy Bond Services Former trading name
  • EIS Insurance Solutions Former trading name
  • FARR Former trading name
  • For Landlords Former trading name
  • Homesure Former trading name
  • Just4Flats Former trading name
  • Keelan Westall Former trading name
  • Let Plan Former trading name
  • Letsure Former trading name
  • Movem Former trading name
  • Performance Former trading name
  • Plastech Former trading name
  • Premier Homelet Former trading name
  • Rent-2-Buy Former trading name
  • SAIFinsure Former trading name
  • Truckinsure Former trading name
  • Vita Insurance Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Payments & e-money Funds safeguarded
    Your money must be kept in a separate safeguarded account. If the firm fails, all safeguarded funds should be returned to you. With no upper limit, unlike the capped amounts under FSCS. Safeguarding works differently from FSCS, but protects your full balance when the rules are followed correctly.
  • 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
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Providing Credit Information Services

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
03135797
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 December 1995 (30 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew John Halstead Director Dec 1961 4 Nov 2019 33 other companies
Roy John Clark Director Feb 1960 29 Jul 2024 28 other companies
Claire Mary Fawcett Director Aug 1981 5 Aug 2024 9 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
61
closed down
18
are FCA-registered
22

In the full report: all 61 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 22 on the FCA register
  • The 8 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 50 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Barbon Insurance Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (170)

2023

26 September 2023

  • Barbon Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Pib Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Barbon Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2008

11 August 2008

  • Changed its registered name from "Erinaceous Insurance Services Limited"

FCA register

2006

7 December 2006

  • Changed its registered name from "Hanover Park Commercial Limited"

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

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

FCA register

1995

8 December 1995

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 170 events

  • All 170 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 99
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Firms connected to Barbon Insurance Group

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
past link
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 61 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 170 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Barbon Insurance Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Barbon Insurance Group Limited (FRN 308724) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Barbon Insurance Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 035 8258 and the website homelet.co.uk for Barbon Insurance Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Barbon Insurance Group a scam or clone?
Barbon Insurance Group 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 Barbon Insurance Group?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but payment and e-money balances should be safeguarded in a separate account, with no upper limit on the protected amount, and eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Barbon Insurance Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Barbon Insurance Group?
Barbon Insurance Group is owned by Pib Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 26 September 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Barbon Holdings Limited.
Who runs Barbon Insurance Group?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Barbon Insurance Group: Andrew John Halstead, Roy John Clark and Claire Mary Fawcett.
How long has Barbon Insurance Group been in business?
The company was formed on 8 December 1995, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
Does Barbon Insurance Group use any other names?
It trades as Homelet, Legal for Letting Agents, Let Alliance, Rentshield Direct and UKinsuranceNET. It has previously used 28 other names, including Erinaceous Insurance Services Limited, Hanover Park Commercial Limited and Active Homeplan.

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