Brightside Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 302216

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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 brightsideinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 343 8473 is, and the 12 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode TN13 2QB
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Other names (54)

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

  • Autonet Business Trading name
  • Axa Specialist Risks Trading name
  • Brightside Trading name
  • Commercial Vehicle Direct Insurance Services Trading name
  • CVD Trading name
  • CVD Commercial Insurance Services Trading name
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  • The Taxi Insurer Trading name
  • Commercial Vehicle Direct Insurance Services Ltd Former name
  • Brightside Blackbox Insurance Services Former trading name
  • City Underwriting Bureau Former trading name
  • eGoodsintransit Insurance Former trading name
  • eMoney.co.uk Former trading name
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  • High Performance Direct Insurance Services Former trading name
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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 · Hire out goods to consumers 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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
  • Debt-collecting
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

Limits on what they may do

  • Voluntary Requirement
    1. The Firm must not, without prior written consent of the FCA, take any steps (whether directly or through any other person) that would result in the total number of in force policies exceeding the policy limit. 2. The Firm must maintain an agreed sum of funds.

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
04137311
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
8 January 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office
45 Westerham Road, Bessels Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2QB, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kartina Tahir Thomson Director May 1976 18 Sep 2025 21 other companies
Ross Leslie Barrington Director Apr 1980 1 Jun 2026 11 other companies
Karen Graves Director Jun 1965 1 Jun 2026 2 other companies
Jennette Rachel Newman Director Mar 1970 1 Jun 2026 3 other companies
Toby Alexander Clegg Director Mar 1984 1 Jun 2026 4 other companies
Paul Thomas Blakeway Director Aug 1982 1 Jun 2026 2 other companies
Christopher James Payne Secretary Not published 25 Jun 2021 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
31
closed down
6
are FCA-registered
16

In the full report: all 31 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 16 on the FCA register
  • The 4 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 43 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

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

Key events (16) All events (174)

2026

13 October 2026

  • Markerstudy Business Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Markerstudy Group Limited gave up control

Companies House

2025

6 October 2025

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Voluntary Requirement)

FCA register

2021

15 July 2021

  • Brightside Group Limited gave up control
  • Markerstudy Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Markerstudy Holdings Limited no longer has significant control

Companies House

14 May 2021

  • Board replaced: all 4 directors left and 6 new directors took over

Companies House

12 April 2021

  • Anacap Financial Partners LLP no longer has significant control
  • Markerstudy Holdings Limited gained significant control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anacap Financial Partners LLP gained significant control
  • Brightside Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

2 August 2013

  • Changed its registered name from "Commercial Vehicle Direct Insurance Services Ltd"

FCA register

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

8 January 2001

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 174 events

  • All 174 events in its history (16 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 84
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Firms connected to Brightside Insurance Services

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

connected firms
12
share a director
12
share its phone number
11

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (11)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Brightside Insurance Services

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

In Sevenoaks

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  • 31 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 174 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Brightside Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Brightside Insurance Services Limited (FRN 302216) 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 Brightside Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 343 8473 and the website brightsideinsurance.co.uk for Brightside Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 12 other FCA firms.
Is Brightside Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Brightside 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 Brightside Insurance Services?
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 Brightside Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Brightside Insurance Services?
Brightside Insurance Services is owned by Markerstudy Business Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 13 October 2026. Before that, it was controlled by Markerstudy Holdings Limited, Brightside Group Limited and Markerstudy Group Limited.
Who runs Brightside Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Brightside Insurance Services: Kartina Tahir Thomson, Ross Leslie Barrington, Karen Graves, Jennette Rachel Newman, Toby Alexander Clegg and Paul Thomas Blakeway.
How long has Brightside Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 8 January 2001, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
Does Brightside Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as Autonet Business, Axa Specialist Risks, Brightside, Commercial Vehicle Direct Insurance Services and CVD, and 30 more names. It has previously used 19 other names, including Commercial Vehicle Direct Insurance Services Ltd, Brightside Blackbox Insurance Services and City Underwriting Bureau.

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