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
Lycetts, Bank House, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6QF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 0191 232 1151 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode NE1 6QF
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Opencast Advisory Ltd 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
- 09303679 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 10 November 2014 (11 years old)
- Registered office
- Benefact House 2000 Pioneer Avenue Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4AW, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian James Barclay | Director | Jul 1969 | 29 Oct 2024 | 1 other company |
| Richard Miles Skingle | Director | Sep 1970 | 29 Oct 2024 | 17 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 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
- 18
- closed down
- 11
- are FCA-registered
- 5
In the full report: all 18 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 5 on the FCA register
- All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£211k
+59% from £133k
Employees (average)
3
Same as 3
Owed within a year
£462k
+35% from £344k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 5 years of accounts
- Every year from 2019 to 2023
- 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.
There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.
Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09303679. 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
Cheviot Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
29 October 2024
- Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
- Charles Wilson Hoult no longer has significant control
- Joel Hanoch Marks no longer has significant control
- Lycett, Browne-Swinburne & Douglass Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
28 October 2016
- Charles Wilson Hoult gained significant control
- Joel Hanoch Marks gained significant control
Companies House
2015
1 September 2015
- Changed its registered name from "Opencast Advisory Ltd"
FCA register
23 June 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2014
10 November 2014
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 20 events
- All 20 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 8
Firms connected to Cheviot Insurance Services
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Cheviot Insurance Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
- share its phone number
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
- 3 past links through former directors
Firms like Cheviot Insurance Services
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Newcastle Upon Tyne
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- 18 other companies its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- 5 years of accounts, charted
- All 20 events in its history
- 2 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