Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers Ltd

Reference number: 306923

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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 bricksandmotor.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0161 763 8222 is
  • Who else gives the postcode BL9 0LL
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Other names (3)

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

  • B-Mi Commerical Insurance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • B&M Insurance Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers t/as InsurancePrice.co.uk Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
  • 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt Administration
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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 status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 July 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
84 Bolton Street, Bury, BL9 0LL, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Steven John Phillips Director Feb 1965 1 Aug 2003 2 other companies
David Mark Whittall Secretary Not published 15 Mar 2008 –

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
2
closed down
2

In the full report: all 2 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
  • All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£95.1k

Up £90.2k from £4,832

Cash at bank

£447k

+23% from £363k

Employees (average)

10

Same as 10

Owed within a year

£423k

−4.1% from £441k

Net assets

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 04838284. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2024

19 March 2024

  • Bricks Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Steven John Phillips gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Steven John Phillips took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

13 February 2016

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)

FCA register

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

2003

18 July 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 15 events

  • All 15 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 1
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Firms connected to Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers. 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 Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers

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

In Bury

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 15 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers Ltd (FRN 306923) 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 a limit on what it may do.
What is Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0161 763 8222 and the website bricksandmotor.co.uk for Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers 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 Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers?
Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers is owned by Bricks Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 19 March 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Steven John Phillips.
Who runs Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one director of Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers: Steven John Phillips.
How long has Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 18 July 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £95.1k (up £90.2k from £4,832) and cash at bank of £447k (+23% from £363k).
Does Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as B-Mi Commerical Insurance, B&M Insurance and Bricks and Motor Insurance Brokers t/as InsurancePrice.co.uk.

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