Cystar Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 310572

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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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When amtinsurancesolutions.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 529 2748 is
  • Who else gives the postcode LS3 1LX
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Other names (3)

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

  • AMT Trading name
  • AMT Insurance Solutions Trading name
  • Cystar Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
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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
  • Debt Administration
  • 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
05118839
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 May 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
Amt Auto, 4 Bingley Street, Leeds, LS3 1LX, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stuart Mullin Director Jul 1991 13 May 2024 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
  • All 9 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2023Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£22.7k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£10.4k

−74% from £40.1k

Employees (average)

9

+80% from 5

Owed within a year

£9,910

−31% from £14.3k

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
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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 05118839. 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

Cystar Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (28)

2025

1 March 2025

  • Andrea Pastou no longer has significant control

Companies House

2023

5 July 2023

  • Amt Global Investments Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Andrea Pastou gained significant control

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

2004

4 May 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 15
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Firms connected to Cystar Insurance Services

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

connected firm
1
no longer authorised
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
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Firms like Cystar Insurance Services

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

In Leeds

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Cystar Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Cystar Insurance Services Limited (FRN 310572) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Cystar Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 529 2748 and the website amtinsurancesolutions.com for Cystar Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Cystar Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Cystar Insurance Services 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 Cystar Insurance Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Cystar Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Cystar Insurance Services?
Cystar Insurance Services is owned by Amt Global Investments Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 5 July 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mrs Andrea Pastou.
Who runs Cystar Insurance Services?
Companies House lists one director of Cystar Insurance Services: Stuart Mullin.
How long has Cystar Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 4 May 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Cystar Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2023, show net assets of £22.7k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £10.4k (−74% from £40.1k).
Does Cystar Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as AMT, AMT Insurance Solutions and Cystar.

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