GWE Business West Ltd
Reference number: 522613
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Introducer appointed representative
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Responsible principal firm
WESTFIELD CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SCHEME LIMITED Reference number: 202609 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.
- GWE Business West Ltd (FRN 522613) introduces customers to WESTFIELD CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH SCHEME LIMITED (FRN 202609). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not GWE Business West.
- Example: if GWE Business West refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from GWE Business West itself.
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Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Leigh Court Business Centre, Pill Road, Abbots Leigh, Bristol, Avon, BS8 3RA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When businesswest.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01275 373373 is
- Who else gives the postcode BS8 3RA
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Business West Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Business West Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Westfield Contributory Health Scheme 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, freeYou 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.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 06399340 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 15 October 2007 (19 years old)
- Registered office
- Leigh Court Business Centre Pill Road, Abbots Leigh, Bristol, BS8 3RA, England
- Nature of business
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- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bonner | Director | Sep 1969 | 15 Mar 2016 | None |
| Peter Valentine Boucher | Director | Jan 1971 | 1 Nov 2019 | 15 other companies |
| Simon Paul Prescott | Director | Aug 1971 | 1 Nov 2019 | 1 other company |
| Adebola Adebayo | Director | Jun 1980 | 27 Jan 2021 | 2 other companies |
| Pipim Poku Osei | Director | Apr 1982 | 27 Jan 2021 | 7 other companies |
| Colin Frank Skellett | Director | Jun 1945 | 5 Oct 2021 | 98 other companies |
| Jeremy Martin Holt | Director | Jun 1956 | 6 Oct 2021 | 11 other companies |
| Joanna Cathryn Greenwood | Director | Jun 1970 | 14 Apr 2022 | 18 other companies |
| Briony Eleanor Phillips | Director | Oct 1981 | 27 Mar 2024 | 2 other companies |
| Steven George West | Director | Mar 1961 | 1 Apr 2025 | 24 other companies |
| Alistair Ian Colston | Director | Apr 1960 | 19 Jun 2025 | 3 other companies |
| Edward John Rowberry | Director | Aug 1975 | 19 Jun 2025 | 10 other companies |
| Kate Victoria Westbrook | Director | May 1978 | 19 Jun 2025 | 2 other companies |
| Douglas Richard Ure | Director | May 1976 | 31 Mar 2026 | 5 other companies |
| Alison Marie Parsons | Secretary | Not published | 27 Oct 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 14 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
- 183
- closed down
- 49
- went insolvent
- 1
In the full report: all 183 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 14 directors sit on each board, and since when
- The one that went into liquidation or administration
- The one on the FCA register
- The 4 companies these 14 directors run together
- All 42 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
GWE Business West’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
23 November 2016
- Changed its registered name from "Business West Ltd"
FCA register
6 January 2016
- Changed its registered name from "GWE Business West Ltd"
FCA register
2010
21 April 2010
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2007
15 October 2007
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 77 events
- All 77 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 72
Firms connected to GWE Business West
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with GWE Business West. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 5
- share a director
- 1
- share its postcode
- 4
In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (4)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like GWE Business West
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Bristol
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- 183 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 77 events in its history
- 5 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
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk