Direct Accident Management Limited

Reference number: 836071

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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

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When directaccident.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0345 054 1000 is
  • Who else gives the postcode L40 8JY
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Other names (5)

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

  • CAMS Trading name
  • DAMS Trading name
  • EDGE Trading name
  • Edge Vehicle Rentals Trading name
  • MCAMS Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • 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
03259554
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 October 1996 (30 years old)
Registered office
Admiralty House Ringtail Road, Burscough Industrial Estate, Ormskirk, L40 8JY, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles (SIC 77110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Andrew Bringloe Director Sep 1972 25 Apr 2024 12 other companies
Andrew Mark Scott Director Oct 1985 11 Feb 2026 1 other company

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
13
closed down
7
still active
6

In the full report: all 13 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
  • All 12 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Direct Accident Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (38)

2019

14 November 2019

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2018

21 December 2018

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

15 June 2018

  • Anexo Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Colin Brennand stopped being the majority owner

Companies House

2016

1 October 2016

  • Colin Brennand became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

1996

7 October 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 38 events

  • All 38 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 24
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Firms connected to Direct Accident Management

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

connected firms
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Direct Accident Management

Other firms of the same type (claims management firm), nearest first.

In Ormskirk

Griffin Legal LLPOrmskirkAuthorisedM G Financial LimitedOrmskirkAuthorisedVenture Marketing North West LtdOrmskirkAuthorised

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  • 13 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 38 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Direct Accident Management Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Direct Accident Management Limited (FRN 836071) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since November 2019 and works as a claims management firm. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Direct Accident Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0345 054 1000 and the website directaccident.co.uk for Direct Accident Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Direct Accident Management a scam or clone?
Direct Accident Management 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 Direct Accident Management?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Direct Accident Management handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Direct Accident Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Direct Accident Management?
Direct Accident Management is owned by Anexo Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 15 June 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Colin Brennand.
Who runs Direct Accident Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Direct Accident Management: Mark Andrew Bringloe and Andrew Mark Scott.
How long has Direct Accident Management been in business?
The company was formed on 7 October 1996, and has held its current FCA authorisation since November 2019.
Does Direct Accident Management use any other names?
It trades as CAMS, DAMS, EDGE, Edge Vehicle Rentals and MCAMS.

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