Gary Read

Reference number: 483682

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Introducer appointed representative

Gary Read can only introduce you to their principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE BROKERS (UK) LIMITED Reference number: 745618 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • Gary Read (FRN 483682) introduces customers to BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE BROKERS (UK) LIMITED (FRN 745618). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gary Read.
  • Example: if Gary Read refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gary Read itself.
  • 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    07900 007983

  • Address

    35 Oliver Drive, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4XN, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 07900 007983 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode RG31 4XN
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Other names (1)

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

  • GR1 Insurance Services Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Brown & Brown Insurance Brokers (UK) 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.

Key dates in its history

Gary Read’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2023

22 August 2023

  • Stopped trading as "GR1 Insurance Services"

FCA register

2015

2 June 2015

  • Changed its registered name from "GR1 Insurance Services"
  • Began trading as "GR1 Insurance Services"

FCA register

2008

22 May 2008

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Gary Read

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

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Gary Read

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

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  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 4 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gary Read FCA authorised?
Gary Read (FRN 483682) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Gary Read?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Gary Read (FRN 483682) introduces customers to BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE BROKERS (UK) LIMITED (FRN 745618). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Gary Read. Example: if Gary Read refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Gary Read itself. 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 Gary Read’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07900 007983 for Gary Read. 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 Gary Read a scam or clone?
Gary Read 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 Gary Read?
Protection works through Brown & Brown Insurance Brokers (UK) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Gary Read's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Gary Read use any other names?
It has previously used the name GR1 Insurance Services.

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