Kensington Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 445714

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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 kensington-insurance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7937 9092 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode W1S 4PN
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Other names (17)

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

  • Association Insurance Services Trading name
  • broker2broker.co.uk Trading name
  • Chelsea Insurance Brokers Trading name
  • Easy Student Insurance Services Trading name
  • insurance4stables Trading name
  • insurance4therapists Trading name
  • Mayfair Insurance Brokers Trading name
  • Student Insurance Services Trading name
  • insurance4catering Former trading name
  • insurance4clubs Former trading name
  • insurance4designers Former trading name
  • insurance4professionals Former trading name
  • insurance4retailers Former trading name
  • insurance4smallbusiness Former trading name
  • insurance4surgeries Former trading name
  • Membership Fee Protection Former trading name
  • Subscription Protection 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)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • 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
04457600
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
10 June 2002 (24 years old)
Registered office
11-12 Old Bond Street, London, W1S 4PN, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Craig Gaunt Director Oct 1952 10 Jun 2002 11 other companies
Craig Gaunt Secretary Not published 30 Sep 2008 11 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
11
closed down
7
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 11 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 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£28.0k

+56% from £18.0k

Cash at bank

£63

Down £649 from £712

Employees (average)

3

Same as 3

Owed within a year

£24.6k

+18% from £20.9k

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04457600. 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

Kensington Insurance Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (49)

2026

4 August 2026

  • Laura Kobel Bugge stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

10 June 2022

  • Laura Kobel Bugge became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Craig Gaunt became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2006

1 June 2006

  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

27 May 2006

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2002

10 June 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 49 events

  • All 49 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 13
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Firms connected to Kensington Insurance Brokers

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Get the full report on Kensington Insurance Brokers

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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 49 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Kensington Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Kensington Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 445714) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since June 2006 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Kensington Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7937 9092 and the website kensington-insurance.com for Kensington Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is Kensington Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Kensington Insurance Brokers 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 Kensington Insurance Brokers?
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 Kensington Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Kensington Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Kensington Insurance Brokers: Mr Craig Gaunt (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Ms Laura Kobel Bugge.
Who runs Kensington Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one director of Kensington Insurance Brokers: Craig Gaunt.
How long has Kensington Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 10 June 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since June 2006.
What do Kensington Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £28.0k (+56% from £18.0k) and cash at bank of £63 (down £649 from £712).
Does Kensington Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as Association Insurance Services, broker2broker.co.uk, Chelsea Insurance Brokers, Easy Student Insurance Services and insurance4stables, and 3 more names. It has previously used 9 other names, including insurance4catering, insurance4clubs and insurance4designers.

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