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
10th Floor, 2 Minster Court, London, EC3R 7BB, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look
- When gen2group.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7977 7888 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
- Whether EC3R 7BB is a shared office: 27 other firms give it
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Gen2 Private Clients Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Gen2 Sport Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Offshore and Marine Insurance Services Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Gen2 Natural Resources 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.
- Give regulated advice FSCS may applyA 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 applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- 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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- Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Credit Broking
- 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
- 03469979 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 24 November 1997 (28 years old)
- Registered office
- Old Printers Yard, 156 South Street, Dorking, RH4 2HF, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Tailor | Director | Apr 1984 | 28 Jun 2024 | 24 other companies |
Other companies run by its director
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
- 24
- closed down
- 2
- are FCA-registered
- 7
In the full report: all 24 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of its director sits on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 7 on the FCA register
- All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Turnover
£0
−100% from £416k
Profit before tax
£0
−100% from £78.5k
Total equity
£247k
Same as £247k
Employees (average)
0
−100% from 10
Turnover and profit
In the full report: all 6 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2025
- 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 03469979. 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
Gen2 Broking’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
28 June 2024
- Board replaced: both directors left and a new director took over
Companies House
2020
15 June 2020
- Changed its registered name from "Offshore and Marine Insurance Services Ltd"
FCA register
2017
15 December 2017
- Gen2 Broking Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Raymond Stephen Leonard Allen gave up control
Companies House
19 October 2017
- Lesley Elizabeth Allen stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Lesley Elizabeth Allen became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Raymond Stephen Leonard Allen took control (75–100% 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
1997
24 November 1997
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 33 events
- All 33 events in its history (11 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 13
Firms connected to Gen2 Broking
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Gen2 Broking. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 7
- share a director
- 7
- share its phone number
- 5
In the full report: all 7 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (7), the same phone number (5), the same postcode (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Gen2 Broking
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In London
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- 24 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
- 6 years of accounts, charted
- All 33 events in its history
- 7 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