Osprey Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 1035822

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 526435 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Osprey Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 1035822) is an AR of MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 526435). When you use Osprey Insurance Brokers's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Osprey Insurance Brokers, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0116 238 8880

    Also given by 3 firms that are no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Address

    9 Kirkwood Close, Aspull, Wigan, Wigan, WN2 1DZ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 0116 238 8880 is, and the 100 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode WN2 1DZ
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Other names (1)

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

  • Osprey IB Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Momentum Broker Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
16466158
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 May 2025 (1 year old)
Registered office
Wigan Investment Centre Office S7, Ct3 Building, Waterside Drive, Wigan, WN3 5BA, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Edward Wardle Director Feb 1987 21 May 2025 None

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  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Key dates in its history

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

2025

30 July 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "Osprey IB Limited"

FCA register

8 July 2025

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

21 May 2025

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Robert Edward Wardle took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Robert Edward Wardle appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Osprey Insurance Brokers

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

connected firms
12
share its phone number
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (12)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Osprey Insurance Brokers

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

In Wigan

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 5 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Osprey Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Osprey Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 1035822) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Osprey Insurance Brokers?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Osprey Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 1035822) is an AR of MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 526435). When you use Osprey Insurance Brokers's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Osprey Insurance Brokers, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Osprey Insurance Brokers’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 238 8880 for Osprey 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 100 other FCA firms, 3 of which are no longer authorised.
Is Osprey Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Osprey 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 Osprey Insurance Brokers?
Protection works through Momentum Broker Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for Osprey Insurance Brokers's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Osprey Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Osprey Insurance Brokers: Mr Robert Edward Wardle (75–100% of shares).
Who runs Osprey Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one director of Osprey Insurance Brokers: Robert Edward Wardle.
How long has Osprey Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 21 May 2025.
Does Osprey Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It has previously used the name Osprey IB Limited.

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