Qdos Insurance Services Limited

Reference number: 472167

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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, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When qdosinsurance.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0800 440 2417 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SK9 1BH
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Other names (23)

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

  • Breakdown Assist Trading name
  • Qdos assistance Trading name
  • Qdos Insurance Trading name
  • Qdos Rescue Services Trading name
  • Awesome Breakdown Cover Former trading name
  • Awesome Excess Insurance Former trading name
  • Awesome Gadget Cover Former trading name
  • Awesome GAP Former trading name
  • Awesome Home Emergency Cover Former trading name
  • Awesome Insurance Former trading name
  • Awesome Warranty Former trading name
  • Citygate Assistance Former trading name
  • Qdos Car Warranty Former trading name
  • Qdos Compare Former trading name
  • Qdos Excess Insurance Former trading name
  • Qdos Gadget Cover Former trading name
  • Qdos Gap Cover Former trading name
  • Qdos Gap Insurance Former trading name
  • Qdos Home Emergency Former trading name
  • Qdos Home Insurance Former trading name
  • Qdos Rescue Former trading name
  • Qdos Travel Insurance Former trading name
  • Vanarama Assistance Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • 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
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Seeking out, referrals and identification of claims or potential claims (personal injury claim; financial services or financial product claim; housing disrepair claim; claim for a specified benefit; criminal injury claim; employment related claim)

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • Accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Company number
05650475
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
9 December 2005 (20 years old)
Registered office
109 Market Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL4 8EX, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
James Andrick Grubb Director Mar 1961 9 Dec 2005 3 other companies
Sidney Peter Hodgetts Director May 1963 9 Dec 2005 3 other companies
Mark Reynolds Director Aug 1977 9 Dec 2005 3 other companies
Mark Reynolds Secretary Not published 9 Dec 2005 3 other companies

Other companies run by these 3 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
3
closed down
1
run together
3

In the full report: all 3 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 5 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 September 2024Micro-entity accountsNot audited

Net assets

£63.5k

+53% from £41.4k

Employees (average)

11

Same as 11

Owed within a year

£83.3k

−57% from £192k

Its next accounts are overdue at Companies House.

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 5 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2024
  • 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 05650475. 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

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

Key events (4) All events (53)

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

5 December 2007

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

FCA register

2005

9 December 2005

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 53 events

  • All 53 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 5
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  • 3 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • 5 years of accounts, charted
  • All 53 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Qdos Insurance Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Qdos Insurance Services Limited (FRN 472167) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2007 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Qdos Insurance Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0800 440 2417 and the website qdosinsurance.co.uk for Qdos Insurance Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Qdos Insurance Services a scam or clone?
Qdos Insurance 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 Qdos Insurance 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 Qdos Insurance Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Qdos Insurance Services?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Qdos Insurance Services: James Andrick Grubb, Sidney Peter Hodgetts and Mark Reynolds.
How long has Qdos Insurance Services been in business?
The company was formed on 9 December 2005, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2007.
What do Qdos Insurance Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 September 2024, show net assets of £63.5k (+53% from £41.4k). Its accounts are overdue at Companies House.
Does Qdos Insurance Services use any other names?
It trades as Breakdown Assist, Qdos assistance, Qdos Insurance and Qdos Rescue Services. It has previously used 19 other names, including Awesome Breakdown Cover, Awesome Excess Insurance and Awesome Gadget Cover.

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