Explorer Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 583108

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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 explorerinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01702 422570 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS0 9HR
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Other names (4)

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

  • Explorer Travel Insurance Trading name
  • Prime Time Travel Insurance Trading name
  • The Travel Insurance Expert Trading name
  • Travel Time Travel Insurance Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (4 permissions)
  • 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
07496730
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 January 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office
Mill House, 32-38 East Street, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1DB
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Ian David Jennings Director Sep 1970 18 Jan 2011 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

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

Year to 31 January 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£433k

+4.3% from £415k

Cash at bank

£726k

−29% from £1.02m

Employees (average)

9

Same as 9

Owed within a year

£619k

−35% from £954k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07496730. 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

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

Key events (5) All events (14)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Ian David Jennings became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2012

31 August 2012

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

29 August 2012

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2011

18 January 2011

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 3
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Firms connected to Explorer Insurance Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Explorer Insurance Services. 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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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 6 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Explorer Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Explorer Insurance Services Limited (FRN 583108) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since August 2012 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Explorer Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01702 422570 and the website explorerinsurance.co.uk for Explorer Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Explorer Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Explorer 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 Explorer 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 Explorer Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Explorer Insurance Services?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Explorer Insurance Services: Mr Ian David Jennings (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Explorer Insurance Services?
Companies House lists one director of Explorer Insurance Services: Ian David Jennings.
How long has Explorer Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 18 January 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since August 2012.
What do Explorer Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 January 2025, show net assets of £433k (+4.3% from £415k) and cash at bank of £726k (−29% from £1.02m).
Does Explorer Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as Explorer Travel Insurance, Prime Time Travel Insurance, The Travel Insurance Expert and Travel Time Travel Insurance.

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