Read Hunt Limited
Reference number: 304444
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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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Phone number
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Address
1 Willis Croft, Downs Row, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 2HD, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When readhunt.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01709 278178 is
- Who else gives the postcode S60 2HD
Other names (4)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- First Business Protection Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Heritage London Markets Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Read Hunt Corporate Insurance Brokers Trading name: A name it trades under now.
- Readhunt London Markets Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible 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 applyA 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 applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Lend or arrange credit No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou 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
- 04358029 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 January 2002 (24 years old)
- Registered office
- Willis Croft, Downs Row, Moorgate, Rotherham, S60 2HD
- Nature of business
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- Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antony Robert Saunders | Director | Dec 1975 | 1 Jun 2013 | None |
| Thomas Edward Shipston | Director | Jun 1991 | 29 Jan 2025 | 5 other companies |
| Thomas Richard Castle | Director | Sep 1990 | 29 Jan 2025 | 7 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
- 10
- closed down
- 3
- is FCA-registered
- 1
In the full report: all 10 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 one on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
- All 7 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Filed accounts and finances
Net assets
£810k
+203% from £267k
Cash at bank
£172k
+196% from £58.2k
Employees (average)
9
+13% from 8
Owed within a year
£106k
+34% from £79.0k
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
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 04358029. 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
Read Hunt’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2024
29 October 2024
- Caroline Huntington stopped being a part-owner
- Michael John Huntington gave up control
- Srt & Partners Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2020
10 January 2020
- Caroline Huntington became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2018
14 December 2018
- Stephen Philip Reading stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
26 February 2018
- Claire Elizabeth Huntington stopped being a part-owner
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Claire Elizabeth Huntington became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Michael John Huntington took control (50–75% of shares)
- Stephen Philip Reading became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2005
14 January 2005
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2002
22 January 2002
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 33 events
- All 33 events in its history (13 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 11
Firms connected to Read Hunt
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Read Hunt. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Read Hunt
Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.
In Rotherham
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- 10 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- 7 years of accounts, charted
- All 33 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk