Beech Underwriting Agencies Limited

Reference number: 304391

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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 beechunderwriting.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01622 755218 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BR1 3RA
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Other names (1)

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

  • Beech Insurance Services Ltd Former 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.
  • 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
  • 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
04198812
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 April 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
7th Floor Corn Exchange, Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7NE, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Clive Adam Nathan Director Apr 1965 6 Oct 2023 38 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
38
closed down
14
are FCA-registered
10

In the full report: all 38 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
  • The 10 on the FCA register
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

8 months to 31 December 2021Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.33m

+19% from £1.12m

Cash at bank

£491k

+132% from £211k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

Owed within a year

£490k

+164% from £185k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2021
  • 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 04198812. 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

Beech Underwriting Agencies’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (22)

2022

7 March 2022

  • Geoffrey Stilwell gave up control
  • Occam Underwriting Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Geoffrey Stilwell 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

2001

11 April 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 22 events

  • All 22 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 11
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Firms connected to Beech Underwriting Agencies

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

connected firms
7
share a director
7
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 3 past links through former directors
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Firms like Beech Underwriting Agencies

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

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  • 38 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 22 events in its history
  • 7 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Beech Underwriting Agencies Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Beech Underwriting Agencies Limited (FRN 304391) 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 Beech Underwriting Agencies’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01622 755218 and the website beechunderwriting.co.uk for Beech Underwriting Agencies. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Beech Underwriting Agencies a scam or clone?
Beech Underwriting Agencies 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 Beech Underwriting Agencies?
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 Beech Underwriting Agencies to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Beech Underwriting Agencies?
Beech Underwriting Agencies is owned by Occam Underwriting Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 7 March 2022. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Geoffrey Stilwell.
Who runs Beech Underwriting Agencies?
Companies House lists one director of Beech Underwriting Agencies: Clive Adam Nathan.
How long has Beech Underwriting Agencies been in business?
The company was formed on 11 April 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Beech Underwriting Agencies’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show net assets of £1.33m (+19% from £1.12m) and cash at bank of £491k (+132% from £211k).
Does Beech Underwriting Agencies use any other names?
It has previously used the name Beech Insurance Services Ltd.

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