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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No website on the FCA register
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Phone number
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Address
1-3 High Street, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8QS, United Kingdom
In the full report: 2 background checks
- What kind of line 01902 758814 is
- Who else gives the postcode WV6 8QS
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Hipkiss & Company Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Hipkiss & Company (Insurance Brokers) Ltd Former name: A name it was registered under before.
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)
- Advising on P2P agreements
- 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
- 05137038 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 May 2004 (22 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Katie Marie Hughes | Director | Mar 1987 | 22 Oct 2025 | 1 other company |
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 company
- 1
- still active
- 1
In the full report: all 1 company, 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
- All 3 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Hipkiss & Co (Insurance Brokers)’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2025
21 November 2025
- Gregory Austin Hipkiss gave up control
- Kmh & Co Holdings took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2021
4 January 2021
- Changed its registered name from "Hipkiss & Company (Insurance Brokers) Ltd"
FCA register
2017
24 May 2017
- Gregory Austin Hipkiss took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2008
8 July 2008
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
6 June 2008
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
FCA register
2004
25 May 2004
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 15 events
- All 15 events in its history (8 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 3
Firms connected to Hipkiss & Co (Insurance Brokers)
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Hipkiss & Co (Insurance Brokers). A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- no longer authorised
- 1
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Hipkiss & Co (Insurance Brokers)
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Wolverhampton
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 2 background checks on its contact details
- All 15 events in its history
- 3 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