battleface Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 774757

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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 battleface.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8089 5338 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LE1 7RU
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Other names (4)

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

  • battleface Trading name
  • Robin Assist Trading name
  • Tangiers Global Limited Former name
  • Tangiers Insurance Services Limited 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (4 permissions)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • 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
08317678
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 December 2012 (13 years old)
Registered office
Granville Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7RU, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alexander Gainullin Director Nov 1978 20 Jan 2016 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 11 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

−£4.24m

Down £526k from −£3.72m

Cash at bank

£586k

−22% from £752k

Employees (average)

18

Same as 18

Owed within a year

£6.82m

+20% from £5.68m

Total equity is negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £4.24m more than it owned.

Total equity

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 08317678. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (14) All events (38)

2021

31 December 2021

  • Battleface Inc took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Christopher Paul Catrambone stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2 June 2021

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

FCA register

2019

8 May 2019

  • Christopher Paul Catrambone became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • Tangiers Group PLC gave up control

Companies House

2017

26 June 2017

  • Changed its registered name from "Tangiers Global Limited"

FCA register

6 June 2017

  • Christopher Paul Catrambone stopped being the majority owner
  • Tangiers Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

12 May 2017

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

22 February 2017

  • Christopher Paul Catrambone became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
  • George Allan Webb no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

3 December 2016

  • George Allan Webb gained significant control

Companies House

2012

4 December 2012

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 38 events

  • All 38 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 21
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Firms connected to battleface Insurance Services

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

connected firm
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like battleface Insurance Services

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

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 38 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is battleface Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, battleface Insurance Services Limited (FRN 774757) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2017 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is battleface Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8089 5338 and the website battleface.com for battleface Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is battleface Insurance Services a scam or clone?
battleface 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 battleface Insurance Services?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about battleface Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns battleface Insurance Services?
battleface Insurance Services is owned by Battleface Inc, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 31 December 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Tangiers Group PLC, Mr Christopher Paul Catrambone and Mr George Allan Webb.
Who runs battleface Insurance Services?
Companies House lists one director of battleface Insurance Services: Alexander Gainullin.
How long has battleface Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 4 December 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2017.
What do battleface Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of −£4.24m (down £526k from −£3.72m) and cash at bank of £586k (−22% from £752k).
Does battleface Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as battleface and Robin Assist. It has previously used 2 other names: Tangiers Global Limited and Tangiers Insurance Services Limited.

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