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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Phone number
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Address
70 Greenfinches, Hempstead, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 3PW, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When kentinsuranceservices.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 07790 390047 is
- Who else gives the postcode ME7 3PW
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs
- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Debt-counselling
- 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
- 10720858 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 April 2017 (9 years old)
- Registered office
- 12 Conqueror Court, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 5BH, England
- Nature of business
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- Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Paul Friel | Director | Apr 1963 | 11 Apr 2017 | 1 other company |
| Gillian Stewart | Secretary | Not published | 25 Sep 2026 | – |
Other companies run by its director
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- other company
- 1
- closed down
- 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
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£249k
+9.1% from £229k
Cash at bank
£206k
<1% from £206k
Owed within a year
£73.7k
+75% from £42.1k
Assets and liabilities
In the full report: all 7 years of accounts
- Every year from 2020 to 2026
- The chart, over every year
- Every filed figure, year by year
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 10720858. 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
Kent Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
6 November 2023
- FCA recorded a standard requirement (Financial Promotions for own firm, ARs and other members of the group)
FCA register
2017
6 November 2017
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
11 April 2017
- Incorporated at Companies House
- Gary Paul Friel took control (75–100% of shares)
- Gary Paul Friel appointed as a director
Companies House
Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.
Firms like Kent Insurance Services
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In Gillingham
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- 1 other company its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 6 events in its history
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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