Connoisseur Policies Limited

Reference number: 406715

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Anthony Wakefield and Company Limited Reference number: 307545 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Connoisseur Policies Limited (FRN 406715) is an AR of Anthony Wakefield and Company Limited (FRN 307545). When you use Connoisseur Policies's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Connoisseur Policies, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When connoisseurunderwriting.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01306 740555 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode RH4 1HJ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Connoisseur Underwriting Trading name
  • Wine2Insure Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Anthony Wakefield and Company Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
03174402
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 March 1996 (30 years old)
Registered office
Holmbury The Dorking Business Park, Station Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1HJ, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Frank John Montague Wakefield Director May 1946 1 Feb 2003 1 other company
Cyrus Wakefield Director Aug 1996 16 Sep 2021 1 other company
Andrew Cole Director Sep 1963 27 Sep 2021 1 other company

Other companies run by these 3 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 company
1
still active
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 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 3 directors run together
  • All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 28 February 2026Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£465k

+39% from £336k

Cash at bank

£836k

−13% from £960k

Employees (average)

2

Same as 2

Owed within a year

£1.49m

−9.4% from £1.65m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2023 to 2026
  • 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 03174402. 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

Connoisseur Policies’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (3) All events (14)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony Wakefield And Co Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2005

14 January 2005

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

1996

18 March 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (3 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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Firms connected to Connoisseur Policies

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Connoisseur Policies

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

In Dorking

Columbus Twenty Five LimitedDorkingAppointed representativeM J Financial Solutions LimitedDorkingAppointed representativeBury Hill Estate Management LimitedDorkingAppointed representativeCoverpal LtdDorkingAppointed representativeSpecialized (UK) LtdDorkingAppointed representativeAnthony Wakefield and Company LimitedDorkingAuthorised

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  • 1 other company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Connoisseur Policies Limited FCA authorised?
Connoisseur Policies Limited (FRN 406715) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Connoisseur Policies?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Connoisseur Policies Limited (FRN 406715) is an AR of Anthony Wakefield and Company Limited (FRN 307545). When you use Connoisseur Policies's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Connoisseur Policies, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Connoisseur Policies’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01306 740555 and the website connoisseurunderwriting.com for Connoisseur Policies. 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 one other FCA firm.
Is Connoisseur Policies a scam or clone?
Connoisseur Policies 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 Connoisseur Policies?
Protection works through Anthony Wakefield and Company Limited, the principal firm responsible for Connoisseur Policies's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Connoisseur Policies?
Connoisseur Policies is owned by Anthony Wakefield And Co Ltd, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Connoisseur Policies?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Connoisseur Policies: Frank John Montague Wakefield, Cyrus Wakefield and Andrew Cole.
How long has Connoisseur Policies been in business?
The company was formed on 18 March 1996.
What do Connoisseur Policies’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 28 February 2026, show net assets of £465k (+39% from £336k) and cash at bank of £836k (−13% from £960k).
Does Connoisseur Policies use any other names?
It trades as Connoisseur Underwriting and Wine2Insure.

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