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
14-16 Hoghton Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR9 0PA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0333 038 3858 is
- Who else gives the postcode PR9 0PA
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Birkdale Insurance Group Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Birdale Broking Group Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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.
Show FCA detail (6 permissions)
- 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
- 12551890 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 April 2020 (6 years old)
- Registered office
- 14-16 Hoghton Street, Southport, PR9 0PA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Arthur Wall | Director | Feb 1982 | 8 Apr 2020 | None |
| Kevin Catterall | Director | May 1974 | 14 Nov 2024 | None |
| Christian Scott Parker | Director | Apr 1981 | 28 Aug 2025 | 60 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
- 60
- closed down
- 1
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 60 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The 17 on the FCA register
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Profit before tax
£987k
+26% from £781k
Net assets
£139k
Up £138k from £677
Cash at bank
£1.13m
+40% from £808k
Owed within a year
£3.85m
+22% from £3.15m
Profit before tax
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2021 to 2025
- Both charts, 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 12551890. 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
Birkdale Broking Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
22 April 2026
- Kevin Catterall stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2024
14 November 2024
- George Arthur Wall stopped being a part-owner
- Kevin Catterall became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2022
6 September 2022
- Ataraxia 10 Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
2020
16 September 2020
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Changed its registered name from "Birdale Broking Group Limited"
- Changed its registered name from "Birkdale Broking Group Limited"
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
8 April 2020
- Incorporated at Companies House
- George Arthur Wall became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 18 events
- All 18 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 5
Firms connected to Birkdale Broking Group
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Birkdale Broking Group. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share a director
- 12
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (12)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Birkdale Broking Group
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Southport
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- 60 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 18 events in its history
- 12 connected firms, 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