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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Phone number
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Address
Saturn House, Mercury Rise, Altham Business Park, Altham, Lancashire, BB5 5BY, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When covermybubble.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01254 460880 is
- Who else gives the postcode BB5 5BY
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- MyLife MyBubble Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
- 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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- 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
- 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
- 11190721 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 6 February 2018 (8 years old)
- Registered office
- Saturn House Altham Business Park, Altham, Accrington, BB5 5BY, England
- Nature of business
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- Life insurance (SIC 65110)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Emma Louise Astley | Director | Jun 1980 | 6 Feb 2018 | 1 other company |
Other companies run by its director
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- other company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- All 2 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£11.4k
−1.4% from £11.6k
Employees (average)
9
+13% from 8
Owed within a year
£46.0k
−25% from £61.3k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2026
- 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 11190721. 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
Cover My Bubble’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
1 April 2023
- Christopher Ian Astley stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
3 January 2023
- Christopher Ian Astley became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2019
24 April 2019
- Changed its registered name from "MyLife MyBubble Limited"
FCA register
1 March 2019
- Arron Collins stopped being the majority owner
Companies House
2018
2 July 2018
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
6 February 2018
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Arron Collins became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
- Emma Louise Astley became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
Companies House
In the full report: all 14 events
- All 14 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms connected to Cover My Bubble
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Cover My Bubble. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share its postcode
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Cover My Bubble
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In the Blackburn (BB) postcode area
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 14 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