NFP Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 310789

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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

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When nfp.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0121 236 9900 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode B3 1UF
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Other names (4)

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

  • Ernest R Shaw, an NFP company Trading name
  • NFP Trading name
  • NFP Wholesale Solutions Trading name
  • Ernest R Shaw Ltd Former 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

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

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
00812154
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 July 1964 (62 years old)
Registered office
14 Caroline Point 62 Caroline Street, Birmingham, B3 1UF, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gemma Louise Saunders Director Feb 1979 4 Sep 2020 22 other companies
Nicola Jayne Carter Director Oct 1987 20 Nov 2020 19 other companies
Nicholas Gary Hatch Director Oct 1971 12 Jun 2026 20 other companies
Duncan George Jarrett Director Sep 1965 12 Jun 2026 13 other companies
Matthew Stephen Pawley Director Jun 1976 12 Jun 2026 3 other companies
Craig Richard Hunter Director Jan 1975 3 Sep 2026 19 other companies

Other companies run by these 6 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
63
closed down
13
went insolvent
8

In the full report: all 63 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 8 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 23 on the FCA register
  • The 22 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 17 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2021Small company accountsAudited

Total equity

£979k

No earlier figure to compare

Cash at bank

£1.23m

+84% from £670k

Employees (average)

26

Same as 26

Owed within a year

£1.32m

+59% from £831k

Assets and liabilities

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 00812154. 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

NFP Insurance Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (10) All events (40)

2024

1 October 2024

  • Friary Insurance Services Limited gave up control
  • Nfp UK Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

6 September 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Ernest R Shaw Ltd"

FCA register

2016

27 July 2016

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Friary Insurance Services 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

1999

3 September 1999

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 2 new directors took over

Companies House

1964

9 July 1964

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 40 events

  • All 40 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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Firms connected to NFP Insurance Services

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

connected firms
12
share a director
12
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (12), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 63 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 40 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is NFP Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, NFP Insurance Services Limited (FRN 310789) 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 a limit on what it may do.
What is NFP Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0121 236 9900 and the website nfp.co.uk for NFP Insurance Services. 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 NFP Insurance Services a scam or clone?
NFP Insurance Services 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 NFP Insurance Services?
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 NFP Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns NFP Insurance Services?
NFP Insurance Services is owned by Nfp UK Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 October 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Friary Insurance Services Limited.
Who runs NFP Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 6 directors of NFP Insurance Services: Gemma Louise Saunders, Nicola Jayne Carter, Nicholas Gary Hatch, Duncan George Jarrett, Matthew Stephen Pawley and Craig Richard Hunter.
How long has NFP Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 9 July 1964, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do NFP Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2021, show total equity of £979k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £1.23m (+84% from £670k).
Does NFP Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as Ernest R Shaw, an NFP company, NFP and NFP Wholesale Solutions. It has previously used the name Ernest R Shaw Ltd.

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