Preferred Insurance Brokers Ltd

Reference number: 931828

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Appointed representative

This firm does not hold FCA authorisation of its own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for its regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

Minories Partnership Reference number: 305178 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • PREFERRED INSURANCE BROKERS LTD (FRN 931828) is an AR of Minories Partnership (FRN 305178). When you use PREFERRED INSURANCE BROKERS's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from PREFERRED INSURANCE BROKERS, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

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.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When preferredib.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01732 760734 is
  • Who else gives the postcode TN15 6RZ
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Other names (2)

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

  • Preferred Brokers Limited Former name
  • Preferred Insurance Brokers Limited Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Minories Partnership, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

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
12584233
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
4 May 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office
23 Old Barn Close, Kemsing, Sevenoaks, TN15 6RZ, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Gary Michael Bryant Director Aug 1965 4 May 2020 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that its director runs no other company
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Total equity

£384

No earlier figure to compare

Employees (average)

1

Same as 1

Owed within a year

£56.7k

−18% from £69.1k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 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.

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

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 12584233. 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

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

2024

6 September 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "Preferred Insurance Brokers Limited"

FCA register

2022

31 March 2022

  • Amanda Lindsey Bryant became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2021

23 April 2021

  • Changed its registered name from "Preferred Brokers Limited"

FCA register

2020

12 August 2020

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

4 May 2020

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Gary Michael Bryant took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Gary Michael Bryant appointed as a director

Companies House

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Preferred Insurance Brokers Ltd FCA authorised?
Preferred Insurance Brokers Ltd (FRN 931828) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Preferred Insurance Brokers?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Preferred Insurance Brokers Ltd (FRN 931828) is an AR of Minories Partnership (FRN 305178). When you use Preferred Insurance Brokers's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Preferred Insurance Brokers, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Preferred Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01732 760734 and the website preferredib.co.uk for Preferred Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Preferred Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Preferred 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 Preferred Insurance Brokers?
Protection works through Minories Partnership, the principal firm responsible for Preferred Insurance Brokers's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Preferred Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Preferred Insurance Brokers: Mr Gary Michael Bryant (75–100% of shares) and Mrs Amanda Lindsey Bryant (25–50% of shares).
Who runs Preferred Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists one director of Preferred Insurance Brokers: Gary Michael Bryant.
How long has Preferred Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 4 May 2020.
What do Preferred Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show total equity of £384 (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Preferred Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It has previously used 2 other names: Preferred Brokers Limited and Preferred Insurance Brokers Limited.

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