Policy Link Limited

Reference number: 916480

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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 policylink.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 054 0477 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SR5 2TZ
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Other names (4)

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

  • Flash Quote Trading name
  • Insurance1 Solutions Trading name
  • iRevolution Connect Trading name
  • Flash Quote Limited Former 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.
  • 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
  • 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
12302849
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
7 November 2019 (6 years old)
Registered office
First Floor Waterside House, Wearfield, Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland, SR5 2TZ, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Rigby Director Oct 1981 24 Jan 2020 16 other companies
Ethan Lowery Director Jun 1993 18 Oct 2023 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 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
17
closed down
7
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 17 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£269k

−27% from £371k

Cash at bank

£49.6k

−74% from £191k

Employees (average)

33

−2.9% from 34

Owed within a year

£154k

−3.9% from £160k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2021 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 12302849. 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

Policy Link’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (11) All events (24)

2023

18 October 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Flash Quote Limited"

FCA register · Companies House

2021

1 January 2021

  • Irevolution Group Limited stopped being a part-owner
  • Michal Tesar stopped being a part-owner
  • Policy Link (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Rebecca Vickers stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2020

3 February 2020

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

FCA register

2019

7 November 2019

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Irevolution Group Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Michal Tesar became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Rebecca Vickers became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House · FCA register

In the full report: all 24 events

  • All 24 events in its history (11 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 8
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Firms connected to Policy Link

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

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Policy Link

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

In Sunderland

BCM Acquisitions LimitedSunderlandAuthorisedHenderson Insurance (NE) LimitedSunderlandAuthorisedJust Insurance Agents LimitedSunderlandAuthorisedNorthern Risk SolutionsSunderlandAuthorisedPhillip Crossley LowesSunderlandAuthorisedAffinity Advice LtdSunderlandAppointed representative

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  • 17 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 24 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Policy Link Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Policy Link Limited (FRN 916480) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2020 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Policy Link’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 054 0477 and the website policylink.co.uk for Policy Link. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Policy Link a scam or clone?
Policy Link 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 Policy Link?
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 Policy Link to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Policy Link?
Policy Link is owned by Policy Link (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 1 January 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Michal Tesar, Mrs Rebecca Vickers and Irevolution Group Limited.
Who runs Policy Link?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Policy Link: Mark Rigby and Ethan Lowery.
How long has Policy Link been in business?
The company was formed on 7 November 2019, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2020.
What do Policy Link’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £269k (−27% from £371k) and cash at bank of £49.6k (−74% from £191k).
Does Policy Link use any other names?
It trades as Flash Quote, Insurance1 Solutions and iRevolution Connect. It has previously used the name Flash Quote Limited.

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