ReidBar Insurance Brokers Ltd

Reference number: 992103

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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

MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD Reference number: 526435 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.
  • ReidBar Insurance Brokers Ltd (FRN 992103) is an AR of MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 526435). When you use ReidBar Insurance Brokers's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from ReidBar 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.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0116 238 8880

    Also given by 3 firms that are no longer authorised. Check you are dealing with the firm on this page.

  • Address

    28 Foregate Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1DS, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 0116 238 8880 is, and the 100 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode WR1 1DS
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Other names (1)

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

  • GB Farm Associates Ltd Former name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Momentum Broker Solutions Ltd, 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 name
REIDBAR INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
Company number
14625166
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
30 January 2023 (3 years old)
Registered office
Thorneloe House, 25 Barbourne Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 1RU, England
Nature of business
  • Activities of insurance agents and brokers (SIC 66220)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Geoffrey Barber Director Apr 1956 30 Jan 2023 2 other companies
Heather Louise Reid Director May 1973 1 Nov 2024 1 other company

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
2
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 2 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 one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 2 directors run together
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 October 2025Abridged accountsNot audited

Net assets

£21.9k

−64% from £60.9k

Cash at bank

£15.6k

−85% from £101k

Employees (average)

3

+50% from 2

Owed within a year

£56.2k

−24% from £73.9k

Assets and liabilities

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 14625166. 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

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

2024

1 November 2024

  • Heather Louise Reid became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Slt Risk Solutions Ltd became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Slt Risk Solutions Ltd stopped being a part-owner
  • Heather Louise Reid appointed as a director

Companies House

28 August 2024

  • Changed its registered name from "GB Farm Associates Ltd"

FCA register

2023

20 February 2023

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

30 January 2023

  • Incorporated at Companies House
  • Geoffrey Barber became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Geoffrey Barber appointed as a director

Companies House

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

Firms connected to ReidBar Insurance Brokers

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

connected firms
12
share a director
1
share its phone number
12

In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (1), the same phone number (12), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like ReidBar Insurance Brokers

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

In Worcester

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  • 2 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 9 events in its history
  • 12 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is ReidBar Insurance Brokers Ltd FCA authorised?
ReidBar Insurance Brokers Ltd (FRN 992103) 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 ReidBar 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. ReidBar Insurance Brokers Ltd (FRN 992103) is an AR of MOMENTUM BROKER SOLUTIONS LTD (FRN 526435). When you use ReidBar Insurance Brokers's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from ReidBar 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 ReidBar Insurance Brokers’ phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0116 238 8880 for ReidBar Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 100 other FCA firms, 3 of which are no longer authorised.
Is ReidBar Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
ReidBar 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 ReidBar Insurance Brokers?
Protection works through Momentum Broker Solutions Ltd, the principal firm responsible for ReidBar Insurance Brokers's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns ReidBar Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of ReidBar Insurance Brokers: Miss Heather Louise Reid (25–50% of shares) and Mr Geoffrey Barber (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Slt Risk Solutions Ltd.
Who runs ReidBar Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 2 directors of ReidBar Insurance Brokers: Geoffrey Barber and Heather Louise Reid.
How long has ReidBar Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 30 January 2023.
What do ReidBar Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 October 2025, show net assets of £21.9k (−64% from £60.9k) and cash at bank of £15.6k (−85% from £101k).
Does ReidBar Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It has previously used the name GB Farm Associates Ltd.

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