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
Countrywide Legal Indemnities, 3 St. James Court, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1RJ, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When cli.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01603 617617 is
- Who else gives the postcode NR3 1RJ
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- 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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- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- 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
- 02916574 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 April 1994 (32 years old)
- Registered office
- 3 St. James Court, Whitefriars, Norwich, NR3 1RJ, England
- 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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| Steven Michael Howard Clarke | Director | Jan 1959 | 26 Apr 1994 | 7 other companies |
| Colin Graham English | Director | Mar 1964 | 1 Jun 1994 | 8 other companies |
| David Alan Kirby | Director | Apr 1958 | 13 Aug 2001 | 3 other companies |
| Colin Graham English | Secretary | Not published | 26 Apr 1994 | 8 other companies |
| Simon David Page | Secretary | Not published | 1 Oct 2007 | – |
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 companies
- 8
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 8 companies, 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 2 on the FCA register
- The 7 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Countrywide Legal Indemnities’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
24 June 2025
- Colin Graham English stopped being a part-owner
- Steven Michael Howard Clarke stopped being a part-owner
- The Wensum Group Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Colin Graham English became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Steven Michael Howard Clarke became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
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
1994
7 April 1994
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 16 events
- All 16 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 5
Firms connected to Countrywide Legal Indemnities
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Countrywide Legal Indemnities. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 2
- share a director
- 2
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Countrywide Legal Indemnities
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Norwich
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- 8 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 16 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