Matrix Underwriting Management Ltd

Reference number: 537923

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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 matrixunderwriting.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 07702 421200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CO5 9RS
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Other names (1)

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

  • Matrix Underwriting Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • 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
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
07448162
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
23 November 2010 (15 years old)
Registered office
Hornigals Little Tey Road, Feering, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9RS
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Stephen Haynes Director Jul 1952 25 Aug 2011 3 other companies
David Stuart Haynes Director Nov 1983 29 Nov 2012 None
Stephen Haynes Secretary Not published 26 Aug 2011 –

Other companies run by these 2 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
3
closed down
2
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit 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 March 2026Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£87.2k

−42% from £152k

Employees (average)

6

Same as 6

Owed within a year

£620k

−2.3% from £635k

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
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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 07448162. 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

Matrix Underwriting Management’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (19)

2025

31 March 2025

  • Stephen Haynes stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • David Stuart Haynes took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Stephen Haynes became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2011

1 April 2011

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Firm to abide by Deed Poll regarding past business)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

14 January 2011

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date

FCA register

2010

23 November 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 19 events

  • All 19 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Matrix Underwriting Management

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

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Firms like Matrix Underwriting Management

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

In Colchester

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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 19 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Matrix Underwriting Management Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, Matrix Underwriting Management Ltd (FRN 537923) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2011 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Matrix Underwriting Management’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 07702 421200 and the website matrixunderwriting.co.uk for Matrix Underwriting Management. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Matrix Underwriting Management a scam or clone?
Matrix Underwriting Management 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 Matrix Underwriting Management?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Matrix Underwriting Management to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Matrix Underwriting Management?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Matrix Underwriting Management: Mr David Stuart Haynes (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Stephen Haynes.
Who runs Matrix Underwriting Management?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Matrix Underwriting Management: Stephen Haynes and David Stuart Haynes.
How long has Matrix Underwriting Management been in business?
The company was formed on 23 November 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2011.
What do Matrix Underwriting Management’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2026, show net assets of £87.2k (−42% from £152k).
Does Matrix Underwriting Management use any other names?
It trades as Matrix Underwriting.

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