Barry Grainger Limited
Reference number: 305659
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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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Phone number
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Address
Unit 5/6, 5 Blantyre Street, Manchester, M15 4JJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When bginsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01892 501501 is
- Who else gives the postcode M15 4JJ
Other names (7)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- BG Insurance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Barry Grainger Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- BG Assist Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- CompareBuildingTradesInsurance.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- CompareCateringInsurance.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- CompareFloristInsurance.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- TaxiInsurance4Less.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
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.
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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
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
- 03957323 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 27 March 2000 (26 years old)
- Registered office
- Unit 5/6 Citygate 5 Blantyre Street, Manchester, M15 4JJ, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uwais Patel | Director | Jun 1990 | 12 Oct 2021 | 14 other companies |
| Paul Howard Dunn | Director | May 1974 | 23 Aug 2023 | 8 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 18
- closed down
- 5
- are FCA-registered
- 6
In the full report: all 18 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 6 on the FCA register
- The 4 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£789k
+19% from £663k
Cash at bank
£37.4k
+62% from £23.1k
Owed within a year
£86.7k
−72% from £306k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2021 to 2026
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 03957323. 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
Barry Grainger’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
21 June 2024
- Changed its registered name from "Barry Grainger Ltd"
FCA register
2023
17 August 2023
- Irevolution Group Limited gave up control
- Well Dunn Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2021
14 October 2021
- David John Harvey gave up control
Companies House
12 October 2021
- Irevolution Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- David John Harvey took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2000
27 March 2000
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 34 events
- All 34 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 10
Firms connected to Barry Grainger
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Barry Grainger. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 5 past links through former directors
Firms like Barry Grainger
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Manchester
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- 18 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 34 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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