John Bateman Insurance Consultants Limited

Reference number: 311378

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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 bateman-group.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01926 495113 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CV34 4HU
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Other names (16)

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

  • Bateman Personal Risk Management Trading name
  • Bateman Professional Risks Trading name
  • Bateman Risk Management Trading name
  • Bateman Underwriting Trading name
  • Landlords Direct Trading name
  • The Bateman Group Trading name
  • Vend-Direct Trading name
  • Art Insure Former trading name
  • Barcare Direct Former trading name
  • Business Risk Direct Former trading name
  • Gallery Insure Former trading name
  • Guest Direct Former trading name
  • Hotel Direct Former trading name
  • Houses of Distinction Former trading name
  • Race Insure Former trading name
  • Restaurant Direct Former 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.
  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • 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)
  • 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
01505363
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
1 July 1980 (46 years old)
Registered office
53 Smith Street, Warwick, CV34 4HU
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Julian David Bateman Director Jun 1965 1 Feb 1996 2 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
2
still active
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 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 one on the FCA register
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Full accountsNot audited

Profit before tax

£65.7k

<1% from £65.6k

Total equity

£578k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£688k

+14% from £601k

Owed within a year

£244k

−8.8% from £268k

The accounts for the year to 31 July 2025 do not tag turnover in a form that can be read automatically, so it is not shown. The last tagged figure is £446k, for the year to 31 July 2022.

Profit before tax

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, 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 01505363. 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

John Bateman Insurance Consultants’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (39)

2016

1 June 2016

  • Bateman Group Holdings Limited 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

1980

1 July 1980

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 39 events

  • All 39 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 6
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Firms connected to John Bateman Insurance Consultants

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

connected firm
1
share a director
1
share its postcode
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like John Bateman Insurance Consultants

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

In Warwick

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 39 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is John Bateman Insurance Consultants Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, John Bateman Insurance Consultants Limited (FRN 311378) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is John Bateman Insurance Consultants’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01926 495113 and the website bateman-group.co.uk for John Bateman Insurance Consultants. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is John Bateman Insurance Consultants a scam or clone?
John Bateman Insurance Consultants 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 John Bateman Insurance Consultants?
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 John Bateman Insurance Consultants to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns John Bateman Insurance Consultants?
John Bateman Insurance Consultants is owned by Bateman Group Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares and 75–100% of votes, since 1 June 2016.
Who runs John Bateman Insurance Consultants?
Companies House lists one director of John Bateman Insurance Consultants: Julian David Bateman.
How long has John Bateman Insurance Consultants been in business?
The company was formed on 1 July 1980, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do John Bateman Insurance Consultants’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show profit before tax of £65.7k (<1% from £65.6k) and total equity of £578k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does John Bateman Insurance Consultants use any other names?
It trades as Bateman Personal Risk Management, Bateman Professional Risks, Bateman Risk Management, Bateman Underwriting and Landlords Direct, and 2 more names. It has previously used 9 other names, including Art Insure, Barcare Direct and Business Risk Direct.

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