Pier Insurance Managed Services Limited

Reference number: 311798

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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 pierinsurance.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0844 815 1010 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SS3 9BF
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Other names (5)

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

  • Fonesure Trading name
  • loveitcoverit.com Trading name
  • Mobile Phone Insurance Direct.com Trading name
  • Fonesure Ltd Former name
  • FONSURE Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
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  • 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 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
03848006
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
24 September 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office
7 - 8 Britannia Business Park, Comet Way, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS2 6GE, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Henry Gordon Director Sep 1966 24 Sep 1999 20 other companies
Paul Simon Althasen Director May 1964 25 May 2007 20 other companies
Kelly House Director Jan 1979 1 May 2021 None
Philip John Sanderson Director Aug 1985 19 Dec 2024 2 other companies
Sharon Gordon Secretary Not published 16 Dec 2024 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
37
closed down
19
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 37 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 5 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£4.92m

+5.9% from £4.65m

Cash at bank

£4.45m

+5% from £4.24m

Owed within a year

£3.24m

−2.1% from £3.32m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03848006. 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

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

Key events (7) All events (28)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Mark Henry Gordon became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Simon Althasen became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

19 November 2007

  • Changed its registered name from "Fonesure Ltd"

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

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

FCA register

1999

24 September 1999

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 28 events

  • All 28 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Pier Insurance Managed Services

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

connected firms
2
share a director
1
share its postcode
2

In the full report: all 2 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

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  • 37 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 28 events in its history
  • 2 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Pier Insurance Managed Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Pier Insurance Managed Services Limited (FRN 311798) 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 no limits on its permissions.
What is Pier Insurance Managed Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0844 815 1010 and the website pierinsurance.com for Pier Insurance Managed Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Pier Insurance Managed Services a scam or clone?
Pier Insurance Managed 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 Pier Insurance Managed Services?
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 Pier Insurance Managed Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Pier Insurance Managed Services?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Pier Insurance Managed Services: Mr Mark Henry Gordon (25–50% of shares) and Mr Paul Simon Althasen (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Pier Insurance Managed Services?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Pier Insurance Managed Services: Mark Henry Gordon, Paul Simon Althasen, Kelly House and Philip John Sanderson.
How long has Pier Insurance Managed Services been in business?
The company was formed on 24 September 1999, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Pier Insurance Managed Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2025, show net assets of £4.92m (+5.9% from £4.65m) and cash at bank of £4.45m (+5% from £4.24m).
Does Pier Insurance Managed Services use any other names?
It trades as Fonesure, loveitcoverit.com and Mobile Phone Insurance Direct.com. It has previously used 2 other names: Fonesure Ltd and FONSURE.

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