Portcullis Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 526979

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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 portcullisinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01622 600101 is
  • Who else gives the postcode ME14 1PF
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Other names (13)

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

  • PORTCULLIS COURIER INSURANCE Trading name
  • PORTCULLIS FREIGHT INSURANCE Trading name
  • PORTCULLIS HAULAGE INSURANCE Trading name
  • PORTCULLIS PRIVATE CLIENTS Trading name
  • PORTCULLIS WHOLESALE INSURANCE Trading name
  • RED PEAR INSURANCE Trading name
  • San Vittore Property Trading name
  • Lonsdale Risk Solutions Limited Former name
  • Mediclub Former trading name
  • PORTCULLIS BUS & COACH INSURANCE Former trading name
  • PORTCULLIS TAXI OPERATORS INSURANCE Former trading name
  • RIGHT BUY INSURANCE Former trading name
  • TEAM HOME INSURANCE Former trading name

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)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Debt Administration
  • 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
07281203
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
11 June 2010 (16 years old)
Registered office
Suite B First Floor Tourism House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5WS, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Philip Richard Gooch Director Sep 1968 9 Oct 2010 4 other companies
Damon Edward William Ashton Director Apr 1968 16 Oct 2010 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
4
closed down
2
run together
2

In the full report: all 4 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 2 companies 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 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£554k

+27% from £435k

Cash at bank

£23.9k

−52% from £50.1k

Employees (average)

5

Same as 5

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.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 07281203. 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

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

Key events (9) All events (38)

2025

30 April 2025

  • Damon Edward William Ashton became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Philip Richard Gooch became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Red Pear Sports & Entertainment stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2023

15 June 2023

  • Red Pear Sports & Entertainment became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2010

10 December 2010

  • Changed its registered name from "Lonsdale Risk Solutions Limited"

FCA register

3 December 2010

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

FCA register

11 June 2010

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 38 events

  • All 38 events in its history (9 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 9
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  • 4 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 38 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Portcullis Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Portcullis Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 526979) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2010 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Portcullis Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01622 600101 and the website portcullisinsurance.co.uk for Portcullis Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Portcullis Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Portcullis 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 Portcullis Insurance 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 Portcullis Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Portcullis Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Portcullis Insurance Brokers: Mr Philip Richard Gooch (25–50% of shares) and Mr Damon Edward William Ashton (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Red Pear Sports & Entertainment.
Who runs Portcullis Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Portcullis Insurance Brokers: Philip Richard Gooch and Damon Edward William Ashton.
How long has Portcullis Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 11 June 2010, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2010.
What do Portcullis Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £554k (+27% from £435k) and cash at bank of £23.9k (−52% from £50.1k).
Does Portcullis Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It trades as PORTCULLIS COURIER INSURANCE, PORTCULLIS FREIGHT INSURANCE, PORTCULLIS HAULAGE INSURANCE, PORTCULLIS PRIVATE CLIENTS and PORTCULLIS WHOLESALE INSURANCE, and 2 more names. It has previously used 6 other names, including Lonsdale Risk Solutions Limited, Mediclub and PORTCULLIS BUS & COACH INSURANCE.

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