Dms Agency Services Ltd

Reference number: 303028

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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 trent-services.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01285 626020 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode GL7 1XD
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Other names (13)

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

  • 1st4ShortTermIncomeReplacement Trading name
  • 1st4STIR Trading name
  • DMS Security Plans Trading name
  • 1stchoiceprotection Former trading name
  • Coveritall Former trading name
  • Income Protection UK Former trading name
  • Moneymart Former trading name
  • Payment Cover Former trading name
  • Protect-a-Debt Former trading name
  • Protect-a-DMP Former trading name
  • Protect-a-Trust-Deed Former trading name
  • Protect IVA Former trading name
  • SurviveYourDebt Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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
03762280
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
28 April 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
Trent House Cirencester Business Park, Love Lane, Cirencester, GL7 1XD, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Kevin Nicholas Phillips Director Mar 1977 26 Feb 2020 5 other companies
Jonathan Spencer Woodley Director Jan 1972 26 Feb 2020 None

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
5
closed down
3
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 5 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
  • The one on the FCA register
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 November 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Total equity

£13.4k

−1.4% from £13.5k

Cash at bank

£15.2k

−2.7% from £15.6k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£4,084

−9% from £4,488

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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 03762280. 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

Dms Agency Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (57)

2026

28 April 2026

  • Jonathan Spencer Woodley gained significant control
  • Trent-Services (Administration) Limited gave up control

Companies House

2020

26 February 2020

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over
  • John Christopher Tegg no longer has significant control
  • Trent-Services (Administration) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

27 April 2016

  • John Christopher Tegg 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

1999

28 April 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 57 events

  • All 57 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 18
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Firms connected to Dms Agency Services

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

connected firms
3
share a director
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (1), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Dms Agency Services

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

In Cirencester

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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 57 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Dms Agency Services Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Dms Agency Services Ltd (FRN 303028) 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 Dms Agency Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01285 626020 and the website trent-services.co.uk for Dms Agency Services. 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 Dms Agency Services a scam or clone?
Dms Agency 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 Dms Agency Services?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Dms Agency Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Dms Agency Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Dms Agency Services: Mr Jonathan Spencer Woodley (significant influence or control). Before that, it was controlled by Trent-Services (Administration) Limited and Mr John Christopher Tegg.
Who runs Dms Agency Services?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Dms Agency Services: Kevin Nicholas Phillips and Jonathan Spencer Woodley.
How long has Dms Agency Services been in business?
The company was formed on 28 April 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Dms Agency Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 November 2025, show total equity of £13.4k (−1.4% from £13.5k) and cash at bank of £15.2k (−2.7% from £15.6k).
Does Dms Agency Services use any other names?
It trades as 1st4ShortTermIncomeReplacement, 1st4STIR and DMS Security Plans. It has previously used 10 other names, including 1stchoiceprotection, Coveritall and Income Protection UK.

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