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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
7 Brownlow Avenue, Southampton, SO19 7BX, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 07491 967288 is
- Who else gives the postcode SO19 7BX
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Besure Cover Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- MTL Holdings Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Besure Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Debt Administration
- 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
- 09397947 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 20 January 2015 (11 years old)
- Registered office
- Director Generals House, 15 Rockstone Place, Southampton, SO15 2EP, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Dominic Gilroy | Director | Jan 1966 | 18 Aug 2018 | 4 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
- 4
- closed down
- 2
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 4 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 one on the FCA register
- All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Total equity
£10.0k
No earlier figure to compare
Owed within a year
£20.6k
Up £20.2k from £370
Assets and liabilities
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
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 09397947. 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
Bernard Maitland’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
1 April 2025
- Clive Victor Robinson gave up control
Companies House
2020
20 March 2020
- Clive Victor Robinson took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2019
25 February 2019
- Ashley Dominic Gilroy took control (75–100% of shares)
- Geza Paul Hajgato stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2018
7 August 2018
- Changed its registered name from "MTL Holdings Ltd"
FCA register
4 August 2018
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
Companies House
2017
17 July 2017
- Changed its registered name from "Besure Cover Limited"
FCA register
16 June 2017
- Julian David Paul Davies stopped being a part-owner
- Stephen Fox stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Geza Paul Hajgato became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Julian David Paul Davies became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Stephen Fox became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2015
3 August 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
20 January 2015
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 38 events
- All 38 events in its history (15 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 19
Firms connected to Bernard Maitland
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Bernard Maitland. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- past link
- 1
In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like Bernard Maitland
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Southampton
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- 4 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 38 events in its history
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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