Doa Special Facilities Limited

Reference number: 588171

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

DOA Underwriting Limited Reference number: 772309 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Doa Special Facilities Limited (FRN 588171) is an AR of DOA Underwriting Limited (FRN 772309). When you use Doa Special Facilities's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Doa Special Facilities, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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 doainsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01371 878550 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode CM77 7AF
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Other names (12)

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

  • Dental Indemnity Direct Trading name
  • Direct Beauty Indemnity Trading name
  • Direct Dental Indemnity Trading name
  • Medical Screening 247 Trading name
  • Midwife Indemnity Direct Trading name
  • MS247 Trading name
  • One Solution Travel Trading name
  • SunScreen Medical Trading name
  • Doa Special Facilities LLP Former name
  • Doa Special Facilities Ltd Former name
  • Direct Indemnity Dental Former trading name
  • www.onesolutiontravel.co.uk Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through DOA Underwriting Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • 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
08958233
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 March 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
Olivers House Avenue North, Skyline 120 Business Park, Great Notley, Braintree, CM77 7AF, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Debra Jayne Oliver Director Aug 1957 25 Mar 2014 4 other companies
Damien Arthur Robert Abraham Director Mar 1978 25 Mar 2014 6 other companies
David George Oliver Director Aug 1948 25 Mar 2014 8 other companies
Phillip George Oliver Director May 1982 25 Mar 2014 6 other companies
Matthew Oliver Director Jul 1979 25 Mar 2014 6 other companies
Jonathan Oliver Director Oct 1991 1 Jan 2018 2 other companies
Debra Jayne Oliver Secretary Not published 25 Mar 2014 –

Other companies run by these 6 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
9
closed down
5
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 9 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 7 companies these 6 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2024Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£16.5m

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£624k

−46% from £1.15m

Employees (average)

21

+24% from 17

Owed within a year

£2.10m

−20% from £2.63m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 08958233. 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

Doa Special Facilities’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (21)

2025

17 March 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Doa Special Facilities Ltd"

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • David George Oliver gained significant control

Companies House

2014

7 April 2014

  • Changed its registered name from "Doa Special Facilities LLP"

FCA register

25 March 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

2012

13 September 2012

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 21 events

  • All 21 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to Doa Special Facilities

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Doa Special Facilities

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

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  • 9 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 21 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Doa Special Facilities Limited FCA authorised?
Doa Special Facilities Limited (FRN 588171) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Doa Special Facilities?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Doa Special Facilities Limited (FRN 588171) is an AR of DOA Underwriting Limited (FRN 772309). When you use Doa Special Facilities's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Doa Special Facilities, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Doa Special Facilities’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01371 878550 and the website doainsurance.co.uk for Doa Special Facilities. 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 2 other FCA firms.
Is Doa Special Facilities a scam or clone?
Doa Special Facilities 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 Doa Special Facilities?
Protection works through DOA Underwriting Limited, the principal firm responsible for Doa Special Facilities's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Doa Special Facilities?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Doa Special Facilities: Mr David George Oliver (significant influence or control).
Who runs Doa Special Facilities?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Doa Special Facilities: Debra Jayne Oliver, Damien Arthur Robert Abraham, David George Oliver, Phillip George Oliver, Matthew Oliver and Jonathan Oliver.
How long has Doa Special Facilities been in business?
The company was formed on 25 March 2014.
What do Doa Special Facilities’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2024, show net assets of £16.5m (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £624k (−46% from £1.15m).
Does Doa Special Facilities use any other names?
It trades as Dental Indemnity Direct, Direct Beauty Indemnity, Direct Dental Indemnity, Medical Screening 247 and Midwife Indemnity Direct, and 3 more names. It has previously used 4 other names, including Doa Special Facilities LLP, Doa Special Facilities Ltd and Direct Indemnity Dental.

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