GB Underwriting Ltd
Reference number: 304281
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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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Phone number
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Address
7th Floor, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When mxunderwriting.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7977 4800 is, and the 19 other firms that give it
- Whether EC3A 7AW is a shared office: 30 other firms give it
Other names (6)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- MX Commercial Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- MXC Online Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- GB Online Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- MX Online Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- MX Risk Solutions Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- xspl.co.uk Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible 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 applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- 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
- 04692971 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 March 2003 (23 years old)
- Registered office
- 7th Floor, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AW, England
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee David Anderson | Director | Jan 1972 | 12 Jan 2021 | 66 other companies |
| Joseph James Hanly | Director | Jul 1971 | 10 May 2022 | 86 other companies |
| Neil Keith Nimmo | Director | Jan 1961 | 18 Feb 2026 | 16 other companies |
| Eleanor Rachel Borkhataria | Secretary | Not published | 29 Sep 2022 | – |
Other companies run by these 3 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
- 96
- closed down
- 20
- are FCA-registered
- 28
In the full report: all 96 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 28 on the FCA register, including 3 no longer authorised
- The 65 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 11 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£2.14m
+56% from £1.37m
Profit before tax
£664k
+324% from £156k
Net assets
£1.85m
+56% from £1.19m
Cash at bank
£1.64m
+80% from £907k
Turnover and profit
In the full report: all 5 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2023
- Both charts, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 04692971. 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
GB Underwriting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
3 February 2025
- Changed its registered name from "GB Underwriting Ltd."
FCA register
2021
12 January 2021
- James Thomas Gerry stopped being the majority owner
- Russell Brown stopped being a part-owner
- Specialist Risk Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2017
30 September 2017
- Russell Brown became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- James Thomas Gerry became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
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
2003
11 March 2003
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 39 events
- All 39 events in its history (10 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 17
Firms connected to GB Underwriting
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with GB Underwriting. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share a director
- 10
- share its phone number
- 7
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same phone number (7), the same postcode (6)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like GB Underwriting
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 96 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- 5 years of accounts, charted
- All 39 events in its history
- 12 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk