Giant Risk Solutions Ltd.

Reference number: 452614

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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 giantinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0845 309 6571 is
  • Who else gives the postcode G1 2ER
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Other names (1)

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

  • Giant Insurance Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · 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.
  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A 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 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.
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  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • 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
SC295675
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
17 January 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
41 St. Vincent Place, First Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 2ER, Scotland
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Daniel Russell Director Jul 1971 17 Jan 2006 4 other companies
Richard Mcshane Director May 1977 11 Jan 2013 None
David Michael Yates Director Apr 1972 1 Sep 2015 2 other companies

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
4
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 4 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 6 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£2.15m

+41% from £1.52m

Cash at bank

£1.22m

+64% from £742k

Owed within a year

£502k

−27% from £689k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 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 SC295675. 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

Giant Risk Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (9) All events (19)

2025

1 October 2025

  • & P Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Paul Russell Portfolio Limited stopped being the majority owner
  • Paul Russell stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Paul Russell became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Russell Portfolio Limited became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2006

17 July 2006

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

14 July 2006

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

17 January 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 7
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Firms connected to Giant Risk Solutions

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

connected firms
2
no longer authorised
1
share a director
1

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Giant Risk Solutions

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

In Glasgow

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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Giant Risk Solutions Ltd. FCA authorised?
Yes, Giant Risk Solutions Ltd. (FRN 452614) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2006 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Giant Risk Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0845 309 6571 and the website giantinsurance.co.uk for Giant Risk Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Giant Risk Solutions a scam or clone?
Giant Risk Solutions 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 Giant Risk Solutions?
It is permitted to hold and control client money, which it must keep separate from its own. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Giant Risk Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Giant Risk Solutions?
Giant Risk Solutions is owned by Dr & P Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 October 2025. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Paul Russell and Paul Russell Portfolio Limited.
Who runs Giant Risk Solutions?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Giant Risk Solutions: Paul Daniel Russell, Richard McShane and David Michael Yates.
How long has Giant Risk Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 17 January 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2006.
What do Giant Risk Solutions’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £2.15m (+41% from £1.52m) and cash at bank of £1.22m (+64% from £742k).
Does Giant Risk Solutions use any other names?
It trades as Giant Insurance.

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