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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Website
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Phone number
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Address
Caunce O'Hara Insurance Brokers Ltd, Colwyn Chambers, 19 York Street, Manchester, M2 3BA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When cohibl.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 0161 833 2100 is, and the other firm that gives it
- Who else gives the postcode M2 3BA
Other names (3)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- CompanyInsure Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- UmbrellaInsure Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Caunce O'Hara Brokers Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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
- 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
- 11925887 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 April 2019 (7 years old)
- Registered office
- 5th Floor 19 York Street, Manchester, M2 3BA, United Kingdom
- 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 |
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| Christopher Thomas David Caunce | Director | Jul 1968 | 4 Apr 2019 | 1 other company |
| Martin Stephen O'Hara | Director | Apr 1958 | 4 Apr 2019 | 7 other companies |
| Andrew Wells | Director | Jan 1986 | 4 Apr 2019 | None |
| Benjamin Leeson | Director | Apr 1988 | 1 Feb 2022 | None |
Other companies run by these 4 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
- 7
- closed down
- 3
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 7 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 1 company these 4 directors run together
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£1.40m
+73% from £808k
Cash at bank
£2.14m
+43% from £1.50m
Employees (average)
35
+2.9% from 34
Owed within a year
£2.64m
+33% from £1.98m
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 11925887. 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
Caunce O'hara Insurance Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2021
19 January 2021
- Christopher Thomas David Caunce stopped being a part-owner
- Coh Holding Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Martin Stephen O'Hara stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2019
31 October 2019
- Changed its registered name from "Caunce O'Hara Brokers Limited"
FCA register
16 October 2019
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
8 May 2019
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
4 April 2019
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Christopher Thomas David Caunce became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Martin Stephen O'Hara became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 19 events
- All 19 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 6
Firms connected to Caunce O'hara Insurance Brokers
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Caunce O'hara Insurance Brokers. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its phone number
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Caunce O'hara Insurance Brokers
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Manchester
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- 7 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 19 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, 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