Sanctuary Insurance Brokers Limited

Reference number: 309432

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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 sanctuaryins.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0330 124 1562 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3A 2BG
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Other names (14)

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

  • Oxygen Insurance Brokers Limited Former name
  • CRS Yachts Former trading name
  • Oxygen Former trading name
  • Oxygen Corporate Risks Former trading name
  • Oxygen Insurance Former trading name
  • Oxygen Partners Former trading name
  • Oxygen Private Clients Services Former trading name
  • Oxygen Re Former trading name
  • Sanctuary Corporate Risks Former trading name
  • Sanctum Former trading name
  • Sanctum Health Former trading name
  • Sanctum Superyacht Insurance Former trading name
  • Sarnia Yachts Insurance Services London Former trading name
  • UK Corporate Risks 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)
  • 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
05050608
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
20 February 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
1st Floor, Landmark House, 69 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 2BG, England
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Nicholas William Andrews Director Mar 1961 16 Aug 2022 7 other companies
Robert Lewis Hearn Director Aug 1967 16 Aug 2022 2 other companies
Paul Stephen Wells Director Aug 1970 16 Aug 2022 7 other companies
Beverley Jayne Curtis Director Jun 1970 28 Jan 2025 3 other companies
Paul Stephen Wells Secretary Not published 20 Sep 2023 –

Other companies run by these 4 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
11
closed down
2
are FCA-registered
4

In the full report: all 11 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 4 on the FCA register, including one no longer authorised
  • The 5 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 26 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Total equity

£522k

−23% from £676k

No turnover or profit for the year to 31 December 2025: the accounts print them but do not tag them. The last tagged figures are £593k turnover and £25.6k profit, for the year to 31 December 2022.

Total equity

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 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.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05050608. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

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

Key events (10) All events (87)

2021

30 December 2021

  • Kastor Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Simon Keith Ballard gave up control

Companies House

1 January 2021

  • Pippa Ballard stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Pippa Ballard became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Simon Keith Ballard took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2015

2 September 2015

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

FCA register

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

2004

20 February 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 87 events

  • All 87 events in its history (10 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 48
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Firms connected to Sanctuary Insurance Brokers

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

connected firms
3
share a director
3
share its postcode
3

In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (3)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 1 past link through former directors
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  • 11 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 87 events in its history
  • 3 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sanctuary Insurance Brokers Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Sanctuary Insurance Brokers Limited (FRN 309432) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Sanctuary Insurance Brokers’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0330 124 1562 and the website sanctuaryins.com for Sanctuary Insurance Brokers. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Sanctuary Insurance Brokers a scam or clone?
Sanctuary 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 Sanctuary 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 Sanctuary Insurance Brokers to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Sanctuary Insurance Brokers?
Sanctuary Insurance Brokers is owned by Kastor Holdings Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, since 30 December 2021. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Simon Keith Ballard and Mrs Pippa Ballard.
Who runs Sanctuary Insurance Brokers?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Sanctuary Insurance Brokers: Nicholas William Andrews, Robert Lewis Hearn, Paul Stephen Wells and Beverley Jayne Curtis.
How long has Sanctuary Insurance Brokers been in business?
The company was formed on 20 February 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
What do Sanctuary Insurance Brokers’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show total equity of £522k (−23% from £676k).
Does Sanctuary Insurance Brokers use any other names?
It has previously used 14 other names, including Oxygen Insurance Brokers Limited, CRS Yachts and Oxygen.

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