Champion Insurance Group Limited

Reference number: 520977

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When championinsure.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0333 043 0430 is
  • Who else gives the postcode M28 3NJ
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Other names (7)

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

  • Champion Trading name
  • Champion Construction Risks Trading name
  • Champion Insurance Brokers Limited Former name
  • Champion Insurance Consultants Limited Former name
  • Champion Insurance Brokers Former trading name
  • CIB Former trading name
  • Construction Risks UK Former trading name

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.
Show FCA detail (7 permissions)
  • 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
  • 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 number
07180321
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
5 March 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
7th Floor, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AW, England
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Daniel Liam Maloney Director Dec 1979 21 Jun 2010 2 other companies
Neil Keith Nimmo Director Jan 1961 21 Sep 2026 14 other companies
Lee David Anderson Director Jan 1972 21 Sep 2026 66 other companies
Joseph James Hanly Director Jul 1971 16 Oct 2026 86 other companies

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
98
closed down
20
are FCA-registered
29

In the full report: all 98 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 29 on the FCA register, including 3 no longer authorised
  • The 63 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 April 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.08m

+316% from £259k

Cash at bank

£564k

+84% from £306k

Owed within a year

£482k

−18% from £588k

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
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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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07180321. 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

Champion Insurance Group’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (14) All events (33)

2025

9 October 2025

  • Daniel Liam Maloney stopped being a part-owner
  • Gerard Cosgrove stopped being a part-owner
  • Karen Lesley Baird stopped being a part-owner
  • Specialist Risk Insurance Solutions Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2020

5 February 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Champion Insurance Brokers Limited"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Daniel Liam Maloney became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Gerard Cosgrove became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Karen Lesley Baird became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

28 January 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

2010

5 July 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "Champion Insurance Consultants Limited"

FCA register

18 June 2010

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

5 March 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 33 events

  • All 33 events in its history (14 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Champion Insurance Group

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

connected firms
12
share a director
10
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 98 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 33 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Champion Insurance Group Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Champion Insurance Group Limited (FRN 520977) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2010 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Champion Insurance Group’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0333 043 0430 and the website championinsure.co.uk for Champion Insurance Group. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Champion Insurance Group a scam or clone?
Champion Insurance Group 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 Champion Insurance Group?
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 Champion Insurance Group to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Champion Insurance Group?
Champion Insurance Group is owned by Specialist Risk Insurance Solutions Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 9 October 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Gerard Cosgrove, Ms Karen Lesley Baird and Mr Daniel Liam Maloney.
Who runs Champion Insurance Group?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Champion Insurance Group: Daniel Liam Maloney, Neil Keith Nimmo, Lee David Anderson and Joseph James Hanly.
How long has Champion Insurance Group been in business?
The company was formed on 5 March 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2010.
What do Champion Insurance Group’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 April 2025, show net assets of £1.08m (+316% from £259k) and cash at bank of £564k (+84% from £306k).
Does Champion Insurance Group use any other names?
It trades as Champion and Champion Construction Risks. It has previously used 5 other names, including Champion Insurance Brokers Limited, Champion Insurance Consultants Limited and Champion Insurance Brokers.

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