Plymouth Ins. Brokers Limited: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 13 years
Your funds are protected by FSCS
No FCA actions
Active company since 2012
Accounts filed up to 30 March 2025

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.

Website

pibim.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01752 600007
Address

Plymouth Insurance Brokers, Crownhill Fort, Crownhill Fort Road, Plymouth, PL6 5BX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When pibim.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01752 600007 is
Who else gives the postcode PL6 5BX

Other names (2)

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

PIB Insurance Management Trading name: A name it trades under now.
Plymouth Insurance Brokers Trading name: A name it trades under now.

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)
Advising on P2P agreements
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

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: 08236176 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 2 October 2012 (14 years old)
Registered office: Crownhill Fort, Crownhill Fort Road, Plymouth, PL6 5BX, England
Nature of business: Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Paul Richard Barry	Director	Jan 1961	2 Oct 2012	None
Mark John Hamlyn	Director	Dec 1966	1 Apr 2023	None
Thomas David Harvey Hoare	Director	Aug 1989	1 Apr 2023	None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£258k

+24% from £208k

Employees (average)

5

−17% from 6

Owed within a year

£43.6k

−6.3% from £46.6k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 6 years of accounts

Every year from 2020 to 2025
The chart, over every year
Every filed figure, year by year

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 08236176. 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

Plymouth Ins. Brokers’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (11)

2016

2 October 2016

Paul Richard Barry took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

23 May 2013

Regulated by the FCA from this date
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2012

2 October 2012

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 11 events

All 11 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 3

Firms connected to Plymouth Ins. Brokers

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

connected firm: 1
no longer authorised: 1
share its postcode: 1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates

Firms like Plymouth Ins. Brokers

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

In Plymouth

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Every company its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
6 years of accounts, charted
All 11 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Plymouth Ins. Brokers Limited FCA authorised?

Yes, Plymouth Ins. Brokers Limited (FRN 592794) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2013 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Plymouth Ins. Brokers’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01752 600007 and the website pibim.co.uk for Plymouth Ins. Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Plymouth Ins. Brokers a scam or clone?

Plymouth Ins. 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 Plymouth Ins. Brokers?

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 Plymouth Ins. Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who owns Plymouth Ins. Brokers?

Companies House lists one person with significant control of Plymouth Ins. Brokers: Mr Paul Richard Barry (75–100% of shares).

Who runs Plymouth Ins. Brokers?

Companies House lists 3 directors of Plymouth Ins. Brokers: Paul Richard Barry, Mark John Hamlyn and Thomas David Harvey Hoare.

How long has Plymouth Ins. Brokers been in business?

The company was formed on 2 October 2012, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2013.

What do Plymouth Ins. Brokers’ latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 30 March 2025, show net assets of £258k (+24% from £208k).

Does Plymouth Ins. Brokers use any other names?

It trades as PIB Insurance Management and Plymouth Insurance Brokers.