Personal Assurance Public Limited Company

Reference number: 202682

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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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  • When personalgroupinsurance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01908 605000 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode MK9 3XL
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Other names (1)

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

  • Personal Group Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may apply
    Eligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
  • 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 (3 permissions)
  • Accepting Deposits
  • Carrying out contracts of insurance
  • Effecting contracts of insurance

Limits on what they may do

  • Must comply with the Solvency II Firms Sector of the PRA Rulebook.
    The Firm must comply with the Solvency II Firms Sector of the PRA Rulebook.

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
01832067
Company status
Active
Company type
Public limited company
Incorporated
11 July 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Andrew George Lothian Director Aug 1971 14 Aug 2017 4 other companies
Maria Elizabeth Walker Director Jan 1965 30 Jun 2019 8 other companies
Martin John Bennett Director Apr 1969 1 Jan 2021 33 other companies
Ciaran John Astin Director May 1978 23 May 2022 2 other companies
Paula Jane Brown Director May 1978 1 Aug 2023 27 other companies
Rachel Jayne Webb Director Nov 1980 1 Apr 2025 2 other companies
Matthew Adam Cohen Director Apr 1990 29 Jun 2026 13 other companies
Joshua Roberts-Jones Secretary Not published 23 Jan 2025 –

Other companies run by these 7 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
69
closed down
23
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 69 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 16 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 9 companies these 7 directors run together
  • All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (58)

2024

31 December 2024

  • FCA imposed a requirement (Must comply with the Solvency II Firms Sector of the PRA Rulebook.)

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Personal Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1984

11 July 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

  • Supervised by HM Treasury under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 58 events

  • All 58 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 46
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Connected firms

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

connected firms
6
no longer authorised
1
share a director
6

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (6), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 4 past links through former directors
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Other firms of the same type (insurer), nearest first.

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  • 69 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 58 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Personal Assurance Public Limited Company FCA authorised?
Yes, Personal Assurance Public Limited Company (FRN 202682) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an insurer. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Personal Assurance Public Limited Company’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01908 605000 and the website personalgroupinsurance.com for Personal Assurance Public Limited Company. 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 5 other FCA firms, one of which is no longer authorised.
Is Personal Assurance Public Limited Company a scam or clone?
Personal Assurance Public Limited Company 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 Personal Assurance Public Limited Company?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Personal Assurance Public Limited Company to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Personal Assurance Public Limited Company?
Personal Assurance Public Limited Company is owned by Personal Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Personal Assurance Public Limited Company?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Personal Assurance Public Limited Company: Andrew George Lothian, Maria Elizabeth Walker, Martin John Bennett, Ciaran John Astin, Paula Jane Brown, Rachel Jayne Webb and 1 more.
How long has Personal Assurance Public Limited Company been in business?
The company was formed on 11 July 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Personal Assurance Public Limited Company use any other names?
It trades as Personal Group.

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