Gibbs Laidler Consulting LLP

Reference number: 489233

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Website, phone number and address

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  • When gibbslaidler.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01959 562242 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN13 2BL
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Other names (1)

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

  • Gibbs Laidler Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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.
  • 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 (3 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals 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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Confirmation statement is overdue at Companies House.
Company status
Active
Company type
Limited liability partnership
Incorporated
28 September 2006 (20 years old)
Registered office
1 The Courtyard Salters Heath Business Centre, Cold Arbour Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2BL, United Kingdom

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jeffrey Laidler LLP designated member Jul 1964 1 Apr 2014 7 other companies
Katrina Irene Laidler LLP designated member Sep 1969 31 Mar 2017 2 other companies
Jennifer Lynn Aley LLP designated member Aug 1967 5 Sep 2019 None
Jeremy Paul Flint LLP designated member Jun 1970 5 Sep 2019 None
James Lawrence Foreman LLP designated member Apr 1993 1 Jan 2021 1 other company
Nathan Anthony Hoskins LLP designated member Jul 2000 1 Jun 2025 None

Other companies run by these 6 directors

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other companies
8
closed down
5
run together
2

In the full report: all 8 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 10 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£628k

+25% from £503k

Cash at bank

£563k

+89% from £298k

Employees (average)

12

+100% from 6

Owed within a year

£186k

+56% from £120k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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 OC322760. 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

Gibbs Laidler Consulting’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2017

31 March 2017

  • Christopher David Gibbs no longer holds 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2016

28 September 2016

  • Christopher David Gibbs gained 25–50% of the votes
  • Jeffrey Laidler gained 25–50% of the votes

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2009

2 January 2009

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2008

10 November 2008

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2006

28 September 2006

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 26 events

  • All 26 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms like Gibbs Laidler Consulting

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

In Sevenoaks

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  • 8 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 26 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Gibbs Laidler Consulting LLP FCA authorised?
Yes, Gibbs Laidler Consulting LLP (FRN 489233) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2009 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Gibbs Laidler Consulting’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01959 562242 and the website gibbslaidler.co.uk for Gibbs Laidler Consulting. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Gibbs Laidler Consulting a scam or clone?
Gibbs Laidler Consulting 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 Gibbs Laidler Consulting?
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 Gibbs Laidler Consulting to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Gibbs Laidler Consulting?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Gibbs Laidler Consulting: Mr Jeffrey Laidler (25–50% of votes). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Christopher David Gibbs.
Who runs Gibbs Laidler Consulting?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Gibbs Laidler Consulting: Jeffrey Laidler, Katrina Irene Laidler, Jennifer Lynn Aley, Jeremy Paul Flint, James Lawrence Foreman and Nathan Anthony Hoskins.
How long has Gibbs Laidler Consulting been in business?
The company was formed on 28 September 2006, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2009.
What do Gibbs Laidler Consulting’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £628k (+25% from £503k) and cash at bank of £563k (+89% from £298k).
Does Gibbs Laidler Consulting use any other names?
It trades as Gibbs Laidler.

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